Norwood Park station

41°59′30″N 87°47′56″W / 41.9918°N 87.7989°W / 41.9918; -87.7989Owned byMetraPlatforms1 Side platform
1 island platformTracks3Connections CTA BusesConstructionParkingStreet-sideAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone2HistoryOpened1907Rebuilt1999Passengers2018365 (average weekday)^[1]  1.7%Rank131 out of 236 ^[1] Services

Preceding station	Metra			Following station
Edison Park toward Harvard or McHenry		Union Pacific Northwest		Gladstone Park Weekday limited toward Ogilvie

Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Edison Park toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Gladstone Park toward Chicago

LocationChicago, Illinois, USACoordinates41°59′30″N 87°47′56″W / 41.9918°N 87.7989°W / 41.9918; -87.7989Built1907ArchitectCharles Sumner Frost & Alfred Hoyt GrangerArchitectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Bungalow/CraftsmanNRHP reference No.01000081Added to NRHP2001

Track layout
Legend UP-NW northwest to Harvard or McHenry Raven St. Avondale Ave. UP-NW southeast to Ogilvie

Norwood Park station is a historic commuter railroad station along the Union Pacific Northwest Line in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is officially located on 6088 North Northwest Highway, but also runs parallel to Avondale Avenue near Raven Street. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Norwood Park is in zone 2. As of 2018^[update], Norwood Park is the 131st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 365 weekday boardings.^[1]

As of May 30, 2023, Norwood Park is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

Norwood Park station was originally built as the "Chicago and North Western Railroad Depot" in 1907. As shown on Metra's official website, the station house looks like a private residential home. In fact, the station itself is privately owned, which is one reason it opens at 5:00 A.M. and has no specific closing time.^[2]

The Norwood Park Chamber of Commerce & Industry carried out a major renovation project of the station in 1999.^[3] In 2001, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

CTA Bus Connections

• 68 Northwest Highway

References

External links

Media related to Norwood Park station at Wikimedia Commons

• Metra - Norwood Park
• Norwood Park Station (Chicago Railfan.net)
• Station from Google Maps Street View