Highland Park station (Illinois)

Highland Park is a railroad station in Highland Park, Illinois serving Metra's Union Pacific North Line. It is located at 1800 St. Johns Avenue. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Highland Park is in zone E. As of 2018, Highland Park is the 50th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,005 weekday boardings.[1]

Highland Park
General information
Location	1800 St. Johns Avenue Highland Park, Illinois 60035
Coordinates	42.1833°N 87.7974°W / 42.1833; -87.7974
Owned by	City of Highland Park
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	E
History
Opened	1963
Passengers
2018	1,005 (average weekday)[1]  2.8%
Rank	50 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Highwood toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Ravinia toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Lake Forest toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Winnetka toward Chicago Highwood toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Ravinia toward Chicago

The station consists of two side platforms and a waiting room, with a ticket agent booth staffed on weekday mornings. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Trains go south to Chicago’s Ogilvie Transportation Center, and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin.

As of April 25, 2022, Highland Park is served by 29 inbound trains and 28 outbound trains on weekdays, by all 13 trains in both directions on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in each direction on Sundays.

On weekdays, seven outbound trains terminate at Highland Park, and six inbound trains originate from Highland Park.