Norwood Park station

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Norwood Park Metra Station
General information
Location6088 North Northwest Highway
Norwood Park, Chicago, Illinois 60631
Coordinates 41°59′30″N87°47′56″W / 41.9918°N 87.7989°W / 41.9918; -87.7989
Owned byMetra
Platforms1 Side platform
1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg CTA Buses
Construction
ParkingStreet-side
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1907
Rebuilt1999
Passengers
2018365 (average weekday) [1] Increase2.svg 1.7%
Rank131 out of 236 [1]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
Edison Park
toward Harvard or McHenry
Union Pacific Northwest Gladstone Park
Weekday limited
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Edison Park
toward Crystal Lake
Wisconsin Division Gladstone Park
toward Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railroad Depot(a.k.a.; Norwood Park Railroad Depot)
Norwood Park station
Location Chicago, Illinois, USA
Coordinates 41°59′30″N87°47′56″W / 41.9918°N 87.7989°W / 41.9918; -87.7989
Built1907
Architect Charles Sumner Frost & Alfred Hoyt Granger
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No. 01000081
Added to NRHP2001

Norwood Park station is a historic commuter railroad station along the Union Pacific Northwest Line in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is officially located on 6088 North Northwest Highway, but also runs parallel to Avondale Avenue near Raven Street. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Norwood Park is in zone 2. As of 2018, Norwood Park is the 131st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 365 weekday boardings. [1]

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As of May 30, 2023, Norwood Park is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

Norwood Park station was originally built as the "Chicago and North Western Railroad Depot" in 1907. As shown on Metra's official website, the station house looks like a private residential home. In fact, the station itself is privately owned, which is one reason it opens at 5:00 A.M. and has no specific closing time. [2]

The Norwood Park Chamber of Commerce & Industry carried out a major renovation project of the station in 1999. [3] In 2001, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4]

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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.
  2. "Metra; Norwood Park Station". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  3. Cook County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

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