Great Lakes station


The Great Lakes station is one of two commuter railroad stations in North Chicago Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. The station is away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific/North Line, and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Great Lakes is in zone G.
It is named for the Great Lakes Naval Training Base in North Chicago and the City of North Chicago.
Like North Chicago, Great Lakes serves as a stop for the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. However, Unlike North Chicago, the Naval training center surrounds much of Great Lakes, which is also located near the Shore Acres Country Club.
The connection to the Pace bus system has a boarding location near the main entrance to the naval station, it is also a location for taxi pick ups, and drop offs. Parking is available at the end of Ohio Avenue which leads from the southern terminus of the Bobby E. Thompson Expressway.
As of 2018, Great Lakes is the 153rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 262 weekday boardings.

Bus connections

Pace