Gladstone Park (Metra)

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Gladstone Park Metra commuter rail
Station statistics
Address	5500 North Austin Boulevard Gladstone Park, Chicago, Illinois
Lines	Union Pacific/Northwest
Connections	CTA Bus
Tracks	3 tracks
Other information
Fare zone	B

Gladstone Park is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Gladstone Park, Chicago, Illinois. Gladstone Park primarily serves weekday rush hour trains and is closed on weekends and holidays. The station is located at 5500 N. Austin Boulevard, adjacent to the Kennedy Expressway. Gladstone Park is 9.7 miles (16 km) away from the Northwest Line's terminus at Ogilvie Transportation Center^[1]. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Gladstone Park is in zone B.

Gladstone Park is located at grade level and is the first station northbound after the Northwest Line descends to grade level. Gladstone Park has two platforms which serve three tracks. There is no ticket agent at Gladstone Park, so tickets must be purchased onboard the train. A bridge is located south of the station to allow passengers to cross the Kennedy Expressway.

[edit] CTA Bus Connections

• #68: Northwest Highway

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Metra - Gladstone Park station

Preceding station		Metra		Following station
Norwood Park toward Harvard or McHenry		Union Pacific/Northwest		Jefferson Park toward Ogilvie