Wilmette station
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Wilmette is the name of a commuter railroad station in Wilmette, Illinois that is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line. Trains go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. Travel time to Ogilvie is 31 minutes on local trains, and as little as 27 minutes on morning inbound trains and 22 minutes on one afternoon inbound train. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Wilmette is in zone 2. As of 2018, Wilmette was the 18th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,653 weekday boardings.[1]
The station is located at Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue in Wilmette's central business district. It is also in close proximity to the Wilmette Village Hall. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. The closest CTA Purple Line station is Linden, about a mile away.
As of February 16, 2024, Wilmette is served by all 70 trains (35 in each direction) on weekdays, by 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
History
The first railroad station in Wilmette opened in 1871 at a cost of $700 (equivalent to $17,803 in 2023). In 1875, it took 30 minutes to get to Chicago (about the same as now), and the fare was 11 cents (adult one-way tickets cost $3.05 in 2006)[2] and $5.50 as of February 2018. The former station has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975.[3][4]
The present Metra station in Wilmette opened in 2001.
Bus connections
Pace
- 213 Green Bay Road (Monday-Saturday only)
- 421 Wilmette Avenue (weekday rush hours only)
- 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court (weekdays only)
References
- ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- ^ Cary, Joan (4 February 2004). "Railroads retain their importance". Chicago Tribune. p. NS-24.
- ^ Cook County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ Chicago and North-Western Passenger Depot (Wilmette Historic Preservation Commission)
External links
- Metra – Wilmette
- Station from Central Avenue from Google Maps Street View
- Station from Lake Avenue from Google Maps Street View
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- Halsted Street
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- Clyde (closed)
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- Union Station
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- Northbrook
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- Wilson Road (closed)
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- Western Avenue
- Hermosa (closed)
- Grand/Cicero
- Cragin (closed)
- Hanson Park
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- Mars
- Mont Clare
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- River Grove
- Franklin Park
- Mannheim
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- Wood Dale
- Itasca
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- Schaumburg
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- Bartlett
- National Street
- Elgin
- Big Timber Road
Rockford Intercity Passenger Rail |
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- Union Station
- Western Avenue
- River Grove
- Belmont Avenue
- Schiller Park
- Rosemont
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- Prospect Heights
- Wheeling
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- Givins (closed)
- Blue Island–Vermont Street
- Robbins
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- Hickory Creek
- Mokena
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- Union Station
- Western Avenue (closed)
- Wrightwood
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- Chicago Ridge
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- Orland Park 143rd Street
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- Abbott's Platform (closed)
- Waukegan
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- Park Ridge
- Dee Road
- Des Plaines
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- Arlington Heights
- Arlington Park
- Palatine
- Barrington
- Fox River Grove
- Cary
- Pingree Road
- Crystal Lake
- Woodstock
- Hartland (closed)
- Harvard
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- Ogilvie
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- Category
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