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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 Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,[2] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Morton Grove is in zone C. As of 2018, Morton Grove is the 54th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 967 weekday boardings.[1]

Morton Grove
General information
Location	8501 Lehigh Avenue Morton Grove, Illinois 60053
Coordinates	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
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	1892
Passengers
2018	967 (average weekday)[1]  0.2%
Rank	54 out of 236[1]
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

As of 2022, Morton Grove is served by all 19 inbound trains and 14 outbound trains on weekdays, by all 10 trains in both directions on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in both directions on Sundays.

Morton Grove station was originally built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in 1892. 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.

Bus connections

Pace

• 210 Lincoln Avenue
• 250 Dempster Street (2 blocks north on Ferris at Dempster)

References

External links

• Metra – Stations – Morton Grove station
• Station from Lincoln Avenue from Google Maps Street View

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