Irving Park station (Metra)

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Irving Park
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Irving Park station in December 2015.
General information
Location3931 North Avondale Avenue
Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois 60641
Coordinates 41°57′09″N87°43′48″W / 41.9525°N 87.7301°W / 41.9525; -87.7301
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks3
Connections Chicago "L": Irving Park (Blue Line)
CTA Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
Passengers
2018439 (average weekday) [1] Decrease2.svg 0.9%
Rank110 out of 236 [1]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
Jefferson Park
toward Harvard or McHenry
Union Pacific Northwest Clybourn
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Kostner Avenue
toward Crystal Lake
Wisconsin Division Parkview
toward Chicago
Location
Irving Park station (Metra)

Irving Park is a railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is elevated on a solid-fill embankment which parallels the Kennedy Expressway. It is located adjacent to a station of the same name on the Blue Line. The station contains two side platforms; the southwest platform serves outbound trains, and the northeast platform serves inbound trains. A third express track runs through Irving Park but does not stop there. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Irving Park is located in Zone 2. As of 2018, Irving Park is the 110th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 439 weekday boardings. [1]

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Irving Park is 6.9 miles (11.1 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center and 56.2 miles (90.4 km) from Harvard.

As of May 30, 2023, Irving Park is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 32 trains (all 17 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (all 10 inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.