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Kenilworth is a commuter railroad station in Kenilworth, Illinois, a small and affluent village in the North Shore area of Chicago. Metra's Union Pacific North Line trains go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Kenilworth is in zone D. As of 2018, Kenilworth is the 98th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 501 weekday boardings.[1]

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Kenilworth
General information
Location	400 Richmond Road Kenilworth, Illinois 60043
Coordinates	42.08644°N 87.71665°W / 42.08644; -87.71665
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	D
History
Opened	1891
Passengers
2018	501 (average weekday)[1]  0.2%
Rank	98 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Indian Hill toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Wilmette toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Indian Hill toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Wilmette toward Chicago

The station is on Kenilworth Avenue between Green Bay Road and Richmond Road. Northbound trains stop on the west platform, and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Travel time to Ogilvie ranges from 28 minutes on express trains to 38 minutes on local trains. It is also across the street from the Kenilworth Village Hall, which has the Green Bay Trail in the front yard.

As of April 25, 2022, Kenilworth is served by 26 inbound trains and 25 outbound trains on weekdays, by 11 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by eight trains in each direction on Sundays.

The station was built in 1891 by the Chicago and North Western Railway to a design by architect Franklin Pierce Burnham of the firm Edbrooke and Burnham.[2]

Bus connections

Pace

• 213 Green Bay Road

References

External links

• Media related to Kenilworth station (Illinois) at Wikimedia Commons

• Metra – Stations – Kenilworth
• Station from Kenilworth Avenue from Google Maps Street View

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