Glenview Railroad Station
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| Address | 1116 Depot Street Glenview, Illinois 60025 |
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| Coordinates | 42°04′30″N 87°48′21″W / 42.0751°N 87.8057°WCoordinates: 42°04′30″N 87°48′21″W / 42.0751°N 87.8057°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Amtrak: Metra: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Pace Buses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baggage check | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Code | GLN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | D (Metra) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (FY2011) | 70,494[1]  5.8% (Amtrak) |
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Glenview station is a stop for both Metra commuter rail and Amtrak in Glenview, Illinois, United States, north of Chicago. The facility opened in March 1995 as a replacement for a since-demolished 1950s era station.[2] On Metra, the station is located on the Milwaukee District North Line that runs between Chicago Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. On Amtrak, the station is located on two lines, the Hiawatha that runs between Chicago Union Station and Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Empire Builder that operates between Chicago, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. It also served the short-lived Lake Country Limited which ran between Chicago and Janesville, Wisconsin between April 15, 2000, and September 23, 2001. Frequent, daily service is provided on both the Metra Milwaukee District North Line and the Amtrak Hiawatha, while the Amtrak Empire Builder provides once-a-day service. Passengers traveling between Glenview and Chicago or Glenview and Milwaukee are not permitted to board or disembark on the Empire Builder at Glenview, due to the availability of other, frequent service.
It is proposed that the Amtrak service would shift one stop north to North Glenview. This move would eliminate lengthy stops which block traffic on Glenview Road. This move would involve reconstruction of the North Glenview station to handle the additional traffic, and depends on commitments from Glenview, the Illinois General Assembly and Metra.[3]
The station is used as a location in the 2011 film Source Code, disguised as "Glenbrook" station.
[edit] Bus connections
- 210 - Lincoln Avenue
- 422 - Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court
- 423 - Linden CTA-The Glen-Harlem CTA
[edit] References
- ^ "Glenview, IL (GLN)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/GLN. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ Sulski, Jim (April 9, 1995). "New $3 million depot - Glenview station project means starting over". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Stiefel, Lynne (November 10, 2009). "Amtrak move to North Glenview station seen". Pioneer Press. http://www.pioneerlocal.com/glenview/news/1875738,glenview-amtrak-111209-s1.article. Retrieved 2009-11-10.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Glenview Amtrak & Metra Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Glenview Chamber of Commerce Station Image
- Station from Glenview Road from Google Maps Street View
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