Lake Forest station (Union Pacific)
Lake Forest is a railroad station in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States served by Metra's Union Pacific / North Line. The station is located at 691 North Western Avenue, is away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific/North Line, and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Forest is in zone F. Lake Forest station is located in downtown Lake Forest and is in close proximity to the Lake Forest Library. The station has a ticket office which is open during the morning rush hour, Monday through Friday.
This station is sometimes referred to as East Lake Forest, to avoid confusion with the station of the same name on the Milwaukee District / North Line.
Parking is available along the east side of the tracks along McKinley Road between Woodland Road and north of Illinois Road, along the east side of the tracks along Western Avenue between Illinois Road and Vine Avenue, and at numerous lots near the station. As with many suburban Metra stations, Pace Buses serve commuters at the station. No connection to West Lake Forest is available, however.
The current building was built in 1900 by the Chicago and North Western Railway to a design by architects Frost & Granger.
As of 2018, Lake Forest is the 70th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 747 weekday boardings.
