Lake Cook Road station

Lake Cook Road (also known as Lake Cook) is a Metra station along the Milwaukee District North Line. It is located at 601 Lake Cook Road in Deerfield, Illinois, is 23.4 miles (37.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,^[2] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Cook Road is in zone 3. As of 2018, Lake Cook Road is the 43rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,086 weekday boardings.^[1] The station exists along a railroad line that originally served the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. It is the last stop outbound on the line inside Cook County. The station opened in January 1996 as an infill station.^[3]

Lake Cook Road
General information
Location	601 Lake Cook Road Deerfield, Illinois
Coordinates	42.1518°N 87.8413°W / 42.1518; -87.8413
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	C&M Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Bus
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1996
Passengers
2018	1,086 (average weekday)[1]  14.6%
Rank	43 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Deerfield toward Fox Lake Milwaukee District North Northbrook toward Union Station
Track layout Legend MD-N north to Fox Lake Lake Cook Rd. Lake Cook Rd. MD-N south to Union Station
Location

As of February 15, 2024, Lake Cook Road is served by 45 trains (20 inbound, 25 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Unlike the historic Deerfield station, Lake Cook Road is somewhat more modern-looking. Despite classic features, it contains far more contemporary paint trim and a "Metra" sign over the front doorway, rather than anything from the old Milwaukee Road. Parking is available along the west side of the tracks through a frontage road along Lake Cook Road leading to the intersection of Deerlake Road. This is due to the railroad bridge over Lake Cook Road. The parking lot also contains a section strictly for Pace buses. The station is across the tracks from some shopping centers at the corner of Lake Cook Road and Waukegan Road and is in close proximity to Interstate 94 west of the IL 43 partial interchange.

Bus connections

Pace

• 626 Skokie - Buffalo Grove Limited (Weekday Rush Hours Only)^[4]

References

1. "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
3. "Transportation Management Association of Lake Cook". Transportation Management Association of Lake–Cook Counties. October 22, 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
4. "626 - Skokie – Buffalo Grove Limited | Pace Suburban Bus". www.pacebus.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.

External links

• Metra – Stations – Lake Cook Road station