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Wilmette is the name of a commuter railroad station in Wilmette, Illinois that is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line. Trains go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. Travel time to Ogilvie is 31 minutes on local trains, and as little as 27 minutes on morning inbound trains and 22 minutes on one afternoon inbound train. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Wilmette is in zone C. As of 2018, Wilmette was the 18th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,653 weekday boardings.[1]

Wilmette
General information
Location	722 Green Bay Road Wilmette, Illinois 60091
Coordinates	42.0773°N 87.7092°W / 42.0773; -87.7092
Owned by	Village of Wilmette
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	1871
Rebuilt	2001
Passengers
2018	1,653 (average weekday)[1]  2.4%
Rank	18 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Kenilworth toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Evanston Central Street toward Ogilvie

The station is located at Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue in Wilmette's central business district. It is also in close proximity to the Wilmette Village Hall. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. The closest CTA Purple Line station is Linden, about a mile away.

As of April 25, 2022, Wilmette is served by all 35 trains in each direction on weekdays, by 12 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in each direction on Sundays.

History

The first railroad station in Wilmette opened in 1871 at a cost of $700 (equivalent to $15,834 in 2021). In 1875, it took 30 minutes to get to Chicago (about the same as now), and the fare was 11 cents (adult one-way tickets cost $3.05 in 2006)[2] and $5.50 as of February 2018. The former station has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975.[3][4]

The present Metra station in Wilmette opened in 2001.

Bus connections

Pace

• 213 Green Bay Road
• 421 Wilmette Avenue (weekday rush hours only)
• 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court (weekdays only)

References

External links

• Metra – Wilmette
• Station from Central Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Station from Lake Avenue from Google Maps Street View

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