Braeside station


Braeside, also known as Lake Cook Road, 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 E". 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, but not on the outbound side.
The station is named after a nearby school.
The station consists of two platforms and a waiting room/warming hut, but does not contain a ticket agent booth or restroom facilities. The closest restroom facilities are located at Bob's Pantry and Deli. 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 2018, Braeside is the 117th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 410 weekday boardings.

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