Edison Park station

Edison Park
The Edison Park station in January 2016. The new depot is visible on the right.
Location	6730 North Olmstead Avenue Edison Park, Chicago, Illinois 60631
Coordinates	42°00′09″N 87°49′05″W / 42.0025°N 87.8180°WCoordinates: 42°00′09″N 87°49′05″W / 42.0025°N 87.8180°W
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Union Pacific Northwest
Platforms	1 Side platform 1 Island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	CTA Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes (On-street, Vending)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	1956
Rebuilt	2007[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	646 (avg. weekday)[2]
Rank	78 out of 236[3]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Park Ridge toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific Northwest Norwood Park toward Ogilvie

Edison Park is a commuter rail station along Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line in the Edison Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at 6730 North Olmstead Avenue across from Monument Park, and lies 12.3 miles (19.8 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.^[4] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Edison Park is in Zone C.

Edison Park Station is the northernmost station along the UP-NW line within the Chicago City Limits. It contains both a station house along the tracks and an open shelter in between two of them. Parking is available (with vendors), but only along the tracks on North Olmstead Avenue between Ozark and Olympia Avenues.

CTA Bus Connections

• #68 Northwest Highway

References

1. http://eddiesrailroad.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-metra-edison-park-commuter-rail.html
2. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
3. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
4. Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific Northwest Line

External links

• Media related to Edison Park (Metra station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Metra - Edison Park Station
• Edison Park Station (Chicago Railfan.net)
• Station from Oliphant Avenue from Google Maps Street View