Gladstone Park station

Gladstone Park

Gladstone Park station in January 2016.
Location 5500 North Austin Boulevard
Gladstone Park, Chicago, Illinois 60646
Coordinates 41°58′47″N 87°46′40″W / 41.9798°N 87.7779°W / 41.9798; -87.7779Coordinates: 41°58′47″N 87°46′40″W / 41.9798°N 87.7779°W / 41.9798; -87.7779
Owned by Metra
Line(s)
  Union Pacific Northwest
Platforms 1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks 3 tracks
Connections CTA Bus
Construction
Parking Street-side
Other information
Fare zone B
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 169 (avg. weekday)[1]
Rank 174 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
toward Harvard or McHenry
Union Pacific Northwest
toward Ogilvie

Gladstone Park is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Gladstone Park, Chicago, Illinois. Gladstone Park primarily serves weekday rush hour trains and is closed on weekends and holidays. The station is located at 5500 N. Austin Boulevard, adjacent to the Kennedy Expressway. Gladstone Park is 9.7 miles (15.6 km) away from the Northwest Line's terminus at Ogilvie Transportation Center.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Gladstone Park is in zone B.

Gladstone Park is located at grade level and is the first station northbound after the Northwest Line descends to grade level. Gladstone Park has two platforms which serve three tracks. There is no ticket agent at Gladstone Park, so tickets must be purchased on board the train. A footbridge is located south of the station to allow passengers to cross the Kennedy Expressway.

CTA Bus Connections

References

  1. 1 2 http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
  2. ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/Northwest Line


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