Grayland station
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Grayland station in February 2009. | |||||||||||||||||
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Location | 3729 North Kilbourn Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60641 | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°56′56″N 87°44′26″W / 41.9488°N 87.7405°W / 41.9488; -87.7405 | ||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | C&M Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Connections | CTA Bus | ||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Open shelter | ||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1873 | ||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2021-2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | 357 (average weekday)[1] 5.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | 132 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Grayland is a Metra commuter railroad station in the Old Irving Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, along the Milwaukee District North Line. It is located at 3729 North Kilbourn Avenue, is 8.2 miles (13.2 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,[2] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Grayland is in zone 2. As of 2018, Grayland is the 132nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 357 weekday boardings.[1]
As of February 15, 2024, Grayland is served by 40 trains (19 inbound, 21 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
The station is an open platform shelter near the Union Pacific Railroad crossing/remote-Tower A-5. Parking is available on Kilbourn Avenue along the west side of the tracks south of Milwaukee Avenue, and on-street parking is also available on Kilbourn Avenue along the east side of the tracks north of Milwaukee Avenue.
History
The station was opened in 1873 to service Grayland, at the time a suburb of Chicago (annexed in 1889) created by subdividing John Gray's farm.[3] Gray deeded the land the already built depot was on to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad in return for a promise to maintain and service the depot, thus insuring that the inhabitants of Gray's subdivision would have easy transport to Chicago and back.[4]
The station is currently being rebuilt to have longer platforms and to become ADA-accessible. The adjacent overpass above Milwaukee Avenue is also being rebuilt. Construction began in October 2021 and was originally scheduled to be completed by spring 2024.[5][6][7] However, delays have pushed the tentative completion date to the end of 2024.[8][9]
Bus connections
- 56 Milwaukee
- 152 Addison (1 block south at Addison and Milwaukee Ave.)
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 May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line". Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010.
- ^ Chamberlain, Everitt (1874). Chicago and Its Suburbs. Chicago: T. A. Hungerford and Co. p. 445. Retrieved August 29, 2013 – via Google Books.
- ^ Michie, Thomas J., ed. (1901). American and English Railroad Cases, vol. 21. Charlottesville, Va: The Michie Company, Publishers. p. 252. Retrieved August 29, 2013 – via Archive.org.
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- ^ Hernandez, Alex V. (October 4, 2021). "Metra Begins $36.1 Million Overhaul To Grayland Station In Irving Park". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Lester, David C. (October 1, 2021). "Metra starts work to rebuild Grayland Station, replace bridge over Milwaukee Ave". Railway Track and Structures. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "Metra to start work on rail bridge in Chicago". Railway Track and Structures. September 6, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Parrella-Aureli, Ariel (October 5, 2023). "Metra Launches Website To Keep Neighbors Updated On Grayland Construction Project". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Parrella-Aureli, Ariel (November 14, 2023). "Metra's Grayland Construction Project Will Keep Milwaukee Avenue Stretch Closed Until June". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
External links
- Metra – Stations – Grayland station
- Station from Google Maps Street View
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