Irving Park station (Metra)

Irving Park
Irving Park station in December 2015.
General information
Location3931 North Avondale Avenue
Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois 60641
Coordinates41°57′09″N 87°43′48″W / 41.9525°N 87.7301°W / 41.9525; -87.7301
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks3
Connections Blue at Irving Park
CTA Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
Passengers
2018439 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 0.9%
Rank110 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Jefferson Park
toward Harvard or McHenry
Union Pacific Northwest Clybourn
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Kostner Avenue Wisconsin Division Parkview
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Irving Park is a railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is elevated on a solid-fill embankment which parallels the Kennedy Expressway. It is located adjacent to a station of the same name on the Blue Line. The station contains two side platforms; the southwest platform serves outbound trains, and the northeast platform serves inbound trains. Trains travelling on the bidirectional middle track are forced to skip the station, as Irving Park is the only station along the triple-tracked portion of the line without an island platform serving the express track. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Irving Park is located in Zone 2. As of 2018, Irving Park is the 110th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 439 weekday boardings.[1]

Irving Park is 6.9 miles (11.1 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center and 56.2 miles (90.4 km) from Harvard.

As of May 30, 2023, Irving Park is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 32 trains (all 17 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (all 10 inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

Bus and rail connections

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CTA Blue Line

CTA Buses

  • 53 Pulaski (Owl Service)
  • 54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd (Weekday Rush Hours only)
  • 80 Irving Park

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
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