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Golf station

Coordinates: 42°03′30″N 87°47′50″W / 42.0583°N 87.7971°W / 42.0583; -87.7971
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Golf
General information
Location1 Overlook Drive
Golf, Illinois 60029
Coordinates42°03′30″N 87°47′50″W / 42.0583°N 87.7971°W / 42.0583; -87.7971
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Bus
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneD
History
Opened1903
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Glenview
toward Fox Lake
Milwaukee District North Morton Grove
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Glenview
towards Milwaukee
Chicago – Milwaukee Morton Grove
towards Chicago
Glenview
towards Walworth
Suburban Service

Golf station is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line in Golf, Illinois. The station is located at 1 Overlook Drive, 16 miles (26 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[1] It serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois, and in Metra's zone-based fare system, Golf is in zone D. The station also houses the Golf Police Department.

Golf station was originally built in 1903 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Parking is available south of Overlook Drive and Briar Road, near Deideich Park.

Bus connections

Pace

  • 208 Golf Road (2 blocks south of Overlook Drive)
  • 210 Lincoln Avenue

References