Braeside station

Track layout
	Legend
	Green Bay Trail
	St. Johns Ave.
	Braeside Rd.
	Blackhawk Rd.

Braeside
Braeside
	Braeside station in October 2015.
General information
Location	10 North Saint Johns Avenue; Highland Park, Illinois 60035
Coordinates	42°09′10″N 87°46′21″W / 42.1528°N 87.7726°W
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses; Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Accessible	Yes, partial
Other information
Fare zone	3
Passengers
2018	410 (average weekday) 7.2%
Rank	117 out of 236
Services
Former services
at adjacent CNS&M station
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Green Bay Trail
	St. Johns Ave.
	Braeside Rd.
	Blackhawk Rd.
Location
Location

Braeside is a railroad station in Highland Park, Illinois serving Metra's Union Pacific North Line, in the Braeside neighborhood of Highland Park. It is located at 10 North St. Johns Avenue, just off Lake Cook Road. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Braeside is located in Zone 3. As of 2018, Braeside is the 117th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 410 weekday boardings.^[1] Cook County Forest Preserves' Turnbull Woods and William N. Erickson Preserve are adjacent to the station, and the Chicago Botanic Garden is a mile away. Braeside Station has a warming hut on the inbound side of the track. The station is named after the nearby Braeside Elementary School, part of North Shore School District 112. The station consists of two platforms and a waiting room/warming hut, but does not contain a ticket agent booth or restroom facilities. 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 February 16, 2024, Braeside is served by 44 trains (23 inbound, 21 outbound) weekdays, by 22 trains (11 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

References

^ At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc.

^ ^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.

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[Partial-1] At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc.

[:0-2] "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.

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