Clybourn is a railroad station in Chicago serving Metra's Union Pacific/North Line and Union Pacific/Northwest Line. It is located at 2001 North Ashland Avenue and is the first station north of Ogilvie Transportation Center. Clybourn is located at Clybourn Junction, where the Union Pacific/North Line and Union Pacific/Northwest Line separate. Clybourn Junction was named for its location near Clybourn Place, the home of the Clybourn family, early settlers in the Chicago area. Clybourn is situated between the Bucktown and DePaul neighborhoods, several miles north of downtown Chicago. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Clybourn is in zone A. North Line and Northwest Line trains stop on separate platforms, between which is a small parking lot. The Northwest Line section of the station has a side platform for the inbound local track, and an island platform for the bidirectional express track and the outbound local track. The North Line has two side platforms. The busy Kennedy Expressway passes to the west of the Northwest Line tracks and the north branch of the Chicago River is several blocks to the east. There is no ticket agent booth at the station; passengers must buy tickets on the train either online or after boarding. The station is in a mostly industrial neighborhood, though it is served by Chicago Transit Authority buses. The vast majority of trains that pass through the station make a scheduled stop there. As of 2014, all 35 weekday inbound trains and 31 of 35 weekday outbound trains on the North Line stop at Clybourn Station. All 32 weekday inbound Northwest Line trains stop at Clybourn, as do 30 out of 33 weekday outbound trains. In addition, all weekend trains on the Northwest Line stop at Clybourn while 2 Saturday and 1 Sunday train each direction skip Clybourn on the North Line. From Clybourn station, it is possible to take a train as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin and as far west as Harvard, Illinois. Clybourn is 2.9 miles from Ogilvie Transportation Center, 48.7 miles to Kenosha, and 60.2 miles to Harvard. As of 2018, Clybourn is the 17th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,674 weekday boardings.
