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Wilmette
General information
Location	722 Green Bay Road Wilmette, Illinois 60091
Coordinates	42°04′38″N 87°42′33″W / 42.0773°N 87.7092°W / 42.0773; -87.7092
Owned by	Village of Wilmette
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1871
Rebuilt	2001
Passengers
2018	1,653 (average weekday)  2.4%
Rank	18 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Kenilworthtoward Kenosha Union Pacific North Evanston Central Streettoward Ogilvie
Former services at CNS&M station Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station Kenilworthtoward Milwaukee North Shore LineShore Line Route Lindentoward Roosevelt Road
Track layout Legend UP-N north to Kenosha Lake Ave. Green Bay Rd. Green Bay Trail Central Ave. UP-N south to Ogilvie
Location

Wilmette is a commuter railroad station in Wilmette, Illinois that is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line. Trains go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. Travel time to Ogilvie is 31 minutes on local trains, and as little as 27 minutes on morning inbound trains and 22 minutes on one afternoon inbound train. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Wilmette is in zone 2. As of 2018, Wilmette was the 18th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,653 weekday boardings.

The station is located at Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue in Wilmette's central business district. It is also in close proximity to the Wilmette Village Hall. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. The closest CTA Purple Line station is Linden, about a mile away.

As of February 16, 2024, Wilmette is served by all 70 trains (35 in each direction) on weekdays, by 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

History

The first railroad station in Wilmette opened in 1871 at a cost of $700 (equivalent to $17,803 in 2023). In 1875, it took 30 minutes to get to Chicago (about the same as now), and the fare was 11 cents (adult one-way tickets cost $3.05 in 2006) and $5.50 as of February 2018. The former station has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975.

The present Metra station in Wilmette opened in 2001.

Bus connections

Pace

• 213 Green Bay Road (Monday-Saturday only)
• 421 Wilmette Avenue (weekday rush hours only)
• 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court (weekdays only)

References

1. ^ "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. Cary, Joan (4 February 2004). "Railroads retain their importance". Chicago Tribune. p. NS-24.
3. Cook County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
4. Chicago and North-Western Passenger Depot (Wilmette Historic Preservation Commission)

External links

• Metra – Wilmette
• Station from Central Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Station from Lake Avenue from Google Maps Street View

• Buildings and structures in Wilmette, Illinois
• Metra stations in Illinois
• Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1871
• Union Pacific North Line