Grayland station
Grayland is a Metra commuter railroad station in the Old Irving Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, along the Milwaukee District North Line. It is located at 3729 North Kilbourn Avenue, is 8.2 miles (13.2 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Grayland is in zone 2. As of 2018, Grayland is the 132nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 357 weekday boardings.
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Grayland station in February 2009. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3729 North Kilbourn Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60641 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.9488°N 87.7405°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | C&M Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections | CTA Bus | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Open shelter | ||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1873 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2021-2024 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 357 (average weekday) 5.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 132 out of 236 | ||||||||||||||||
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As of February 15, 2024, Grayland is served by 40 trains (19 inbound, 21 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.
The station is an open platform shelter near the Union Pacific Railroad crossing/remote-Tower A-5. Parking is available on Kilbourn Avenue along the west side of the tracks south of Milwaukee Avenue, and on-street parking is also available on Kilbourn Avenue along the east side of the tracks north of Milwaukee Avenue.