Highwood station

42°12′12″N 87°48′38″W / 42.2034°N 87.8105°W / 42.2034; -87.8105Owned byMetraPlatforms2 Side platformsTracks2 tracksConnections Pace BusesConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone4HistoryOpened1962^{[citation needed]}Passengers2018242 (average weekday)^[1]  17.4%Rank159 out of 236^[1] Services

Preceding station	Metra			Following station
Fort Sheridan toward Kenosha		Union Pacific North		Highland Park toward Ogilvie

Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Fort Sheridan toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Highland Park toward Chicago

Track layout
Legend UP-N north to Kenosha Green Bay Rd. Highwood Ave. UP-N south to Ogilvie

Location

Highwood is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific North Line located in Highwood, Illinois. Highwood is located at 317 Green Bay Road. Highwood is 24.5 miles (39.4 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific North Line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Highwood is located in zone 4. As of 2018, Highwood is the 159th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 242 weekday boardings.^[1]

Highwood station is located at grade level and has two side platforms which serve two tracks. An unstaffed station house which is open from 5:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. is located on the inbound (east) platform. A parking lot managed by the city is available for commuters at Highwood.

As of February 16, 2024, Highwood is served by 46 trains (23 in each direction) on weekdays, by 22 trains (11 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by sixteen trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Bus connections

Pace

• "Route 472 – Highland Park - Highwood". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References

External links

• Metra - Highwood
• Station from Google Maps Street View