Morton Grove station

Morton Grove
General information
Location	8501 Lehigh Avenue Morton Grove, Illinois 60053
Coordinates	42°02′06″N 87°47′07″W / 42.0350°N 87.7852°W / 42.0350; -87.7852
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	C&M Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Bus
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1892
Rebuilt	1976[1]
Passengers
2018	967 (average weekday)[2]  0.2%
Rank	54 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Golf toward Fox Lake Milwaukee District North Edgebrook toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Golf towards Milwaukee Chicago – Milwaukee Edgebrook towards Chicago Golf towards Walworth Suburban Service North Line
Track layout Legend MD-N north to Fox Lake Lincoln Ave. MD-N south to Union Station
Location

Morton Grove is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Morton Grove, Illinois. The station is located at 8501 Lehigh Ave., is 14.6 miles (23.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,^[3] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Morton Grove is in zone 2. As of 2018, Morton Grove is the 54th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 967 weekday boardings.^[2] Parking is available in front of the station, as well as along the side of sections Lehigh Avenue and Elm Street from Lehigh to the dead end at St. Paul Woods, part of the Cook County Forest Preserve. As of July 15, 2024, Morton Grove is served by all 54 trains (27 in each direction) 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.

Morton Grove station was originally built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in 1892. On July 25, 2023, the Village Board of Morton Grove approved a resolution allowing demolition and replacement of the 1976-built train station. The Village would provide $50,000 to the $2.5 million project, also partially funded by Metra. The demolition would be withheld until construction is completed on the new depot.^[1]