Gladstone Park station

Gladstone Park
Gladstone Park station in January 2016.
Location	5500 North Austin Boulevard Gladstone Park, Chicago, Illinois 60646
Coordinates	41°58′47″N 87°46′40″W / 41.9798°N 87.7779°WCoordinates: 41°58′47″N 87°46′40″W / 41.9798°N 87.7779°W
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Union Pacific Northwest
Platforms	1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks	3 tracks
Connections	CTA Bus
Construction
Parking	Street-side
Other information
Fare zone	B
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	169 (avg. weekday)[1]
Rank	174 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Norwood Park toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific Northwest Jefferson Park toward Ogilvie

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 (15.6 km) away from the Northwest Line's terminus at Ogilvie Transportation Center.^[2] 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 on board the train. A footbridge is located south of the station to allow passengers to cross the Kennedy Expressway.

CTA Bus Connections

• #68: Northwest Highway

References

1. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
2. Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/Northwest Line

External links

• Media related to Gladstone Park station at Wikimedia Commons

• Metra – Stations – Gladstone Park