{{short description|Commuter rail station in Zion, Illinois}} {{for|the disused nuclear power station|Zion Nuclear Power Station}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|Zion | icon={{ric|Metra|upn}}}} | type= | image=Zion station - January 2019.jpg | image_caption= Zion station in January&nbsp;2019. | address=2501 South Eden Road<br />[[Zion, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|42.4492|-87.8180|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other={{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace Buses]]''' | structure=Enclosed shelter | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | levels= | tracks=2 | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=110 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-11.3 | pass_system= | opened= | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=City of Zion | zone=4 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/North|left=Winthrop Harbor|right=Waukegan}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible =yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line=Milwaukee Division|left=Camp Logan|right=Dunes Park}} | mpassengers= | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTRgf!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} north to {{stl|Metra|Kenosha}} RP2q!~MFADEgq\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ Shiloh Blvd. PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr vSTRgf!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} south to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #0f5200 | mapframe-marker = rail |pass_rank=185 out of 236<ref name=":0" />}}

'''Zion''' is a small commuter railroad station on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific North Line]] located in [[Zion, Illinois]]. It is located on 2501 South Eden Road, near the intersection with Shiloh Boulevard. It is {{convert|42.1|mi|km}} away from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]]—the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line,<ref>[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupn.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line]</ref> and also serves commuters who travel north to [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks, and one of the parking lots is along South Eden Road at Shiloh Boulevard. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Zion is in {{nowrap|zone 4}}. As of 2018, Zion is the 185th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 110 weekday boardings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}}</ref>

The structure at Zion Station is an unstaffed decorative shelter. In the building are some seats and also some shelves for book exchange. It also serves as a stop for passengers who visit [[Illinois Beach State Park]].

As of September 20, 2025, Zion is served by 19 trains (10 inbound, nine outbound) on weekdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on weekends and holidays.

Many trains on the Union Pacific North Line do not serve Zion. Most trains terminate at [[Waukegan station]]; Zion is mostly served during peak hours only, with a few weekend trains. This limited rail service makes this station an impractical method of reaching Chicago during off-peak hours. Passengers can take the 571 Pace bus which goes to Waukegan.

== Bus Connections == '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]'''

* 571 Zion (3 blocks west at Sheridan Road)

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100524155008/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.ZION.html Metra - Zion station] *[https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4497104,-87.81808,3a,75y,171.94h,86.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sb5MNGrPlcJiFhpg9A52WWg!2e0!7i3328!8i1664 Station from Shiloh Boulevard from Google Maps Street View]

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