Golf station
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Location | 1 Overlook Drive Golf, Illinois 60029 | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°03′30″N 87°47′50″W / 42.0583°N 87.7971°W | ||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Connections | Pace Bus | ||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | D | ||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1903 | ||||||||||||||||
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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
- 208 Golf Road (2 blocks south of Overlook Drive)
- 210 Lincoln Avenue