Glenview Railroad Station

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Glenview
Station statistics
Address 1116 Depot Street
Glenview, IL 60025
Lines Amtrak:
Empire Builder
Hiawatha
Metra:
Milwaukee District/North
Connections Pace Buses
Parking Yes; free
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened 1995
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code GLN
Fare zone D(Metra)
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 49,663 5.5%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder
Terminus
toward Milwaukee
Hiawatha
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
toward Fox Lake
Milwaukee District/North

Glenview, Illinois is a stop for both Metra commuter rail and Amtrak north of Chicago. On Metra, the station is located on the Milwaukee District North Line that runs between Chicago Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. On Amtrak, the station is located on 2 lines, the Hiawatha that runs between Chicago Union Station and Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Empire Builder that operates between Chicago, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. It also served the short-lived Lake Country Limited which ran between Chicago and Janesville, Wisconsin between April 15, 2000 and September 23, 2001. Frequent, daily service is provided on both the Metra Milwaukee District North Line and the Amtrak Hiawatha, while the Amtrak Empire Builder provides once a day service. Passengers traveling between Glenview and Chicago or Glenview and Milwaukee are not permitted to board or disembark on the Empire Builder at Glenview, due to the availability of other, frequent service.

[edit] Pace Bus Connections

  • 422 - Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court
  • 423 - Linden CTA-The Glen-Harlem CTA

[edit] External links