Mayfair station

Mayfair
Mayfair station in June 2024.
General information
Location4357 North Cicero Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60641
Coordinates41°57′37″N 87°44′47″W / 41.9602°N 87.7463°W / 41.9602; -87.7463
Line(s)C&M Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Blue at Montrose
Local Transit CTA Buses
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1896
Closed1958 (Chicago & North Western station)
Passengers
2018281 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 1.1%
Rank147 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Forest Glen
toward Fox Lake
Milwaukee District North Grayland
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Forest Glen
towards Milwaukee
Chicago – Milwaukee Grayland
towards Chicago
Forest Glen
towards Walworth
Suburban Service
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Jefferson Park Wisconsin Division Irving Park
toward Chicago
Sauganash
toward Skokie
Skokie Branch Terminus
Location
Map

Mayfair is a Metra station located on the Milwaukee District North Line on the border between the Albany Park and Portage Park community areas of Chicago, Illinois. The station is officially located at 4357 North Cicero Avenue (Illinois Route 50), however the actual location is the northeast corner of West Pensacola and North Kilpatrick Avenues. It is 9.0 miles (14.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,[2] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mayfair is in zone 2. As of 2018, Mayfair is the 147th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 281 weekday boardings.[1]

As of February 15, 2024, Mayfair is served by 40 trains (19 inbound, 21 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Transfers are available to the Blue Line at the nearby Montrose Avenue station, as well as CTA's bus system. Although the line has an at-grade junction with Union Pacific Northwest Line just north of the station platforms, there are no direct connections from here to any of the UP-NW's stops within Albany Park. The Northwest Line station platforms closed in 1958.

Bus and rail connections

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CTA Blue Line

CTA Buses

  • 54 Cicero
  • 54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd (Weekday Rush Hours only)
  • 78 Montrose

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.
  2. ^ "Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
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