Ingleside is the penultimate commuter railroad station along Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Ingleside, Illinois. The station is officially located on Washington Street and Rollins Road (Lake County Roads 31 and A20), however the actual location is off of Rollins Road itself. The station is 47.8 miles (76.9 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,[2] and serves commuters between Union Station and nearby Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Ingleside is in zone 4. As of 2018, Ingleside is the 205th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 63 weekday boardings.[1] The station exists along a railroad line that originally served the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.

Ingleside
Ingleside station in February 2016.
General information
LocationWashington Street and Rollins Road
Ingleside, Illinois
Coordinates42°23′02″N 88°09′13″W / 42.3838°N 88.1535°W / 42.3838; -88.1535
Owned byMetra
Line(s)Fox Lake Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Bus
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Rebuilt1997
Passengers
201863 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 14.9%
Rank205 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Fox Lake
Terminus
Milwaukee District North Long Lake
Former services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Fox Lake
Terminus
Milwaukee District North Wilson Road
closed 1984
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Fox Lake, IL
towards Madison
Madison – Rondout Long Lake
towards Rondout
Fox Lake, IL
towards Walworth
Suburban Service Wilson Road
towards Chicago
Location
Map

As of February 15, 2024, Ingleside is served as a flag stop by 27 trains (12 inbound, 15 outbound) on weekdays, by 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Ingleside station is little more than an enclosed shelter. Parking is available along the north side of the tracks on the southeast corner of Jefferson Avenue and Rollins Road to a plot of land that is in line with Madison Avenue, a street that dead ends north of Rollins Road. Washington Street merely intersects with Rollins Road and the main parking lot entrance. The station is near locations such as Duck Lake and Fox Lake Veterans Memorial Park.

Bus connections

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Pace

  • 570 Fox Lake-CLC

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
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