Clybourn station

Clybourn
Location	2001 North Ashland Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60614
Coordinates	2000 N 1600 W
Owned by	Union Pacific
Platforms	2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks	5 (3 for UP-NW, 2 for UP-N)
Connections	Chicago Transit Authority
Construction
Structure type	Separate platforms
Platform levels	Elevated
Parking	Yes; Mostly street-side
Bicycle facilities	Park on Ashland
Disabled access	No
Other information
Station code	60639
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	1900[1][2]
Electrified	No
Previous names	Clybourn Junction
Passengers
2018	1,674 (average weekday)[3]  8.6%
Rank	17 out of 236[3]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Ravenswood toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Ogilvie Terminus Irving Park toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific Northwest
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Chicago Terminus Jefferson Park toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division

Clybourn is a railroad station in Chicago serving Metra's Union Pacific/North Line and Union Pacific/Northwest Line.^[4] It is located at 2001 North Ashland Avenue (at West Armitage Avenue)^[4] and is the first station north of Ogilvie Transportation Center. Clybourn is located at Clybourn Junction, where the Union Pacific North Line and Union Pacific Northwest Line separate. Clybourn Junction was named for its location near Clybourn Place, the home of the Clybourn family, early settlers in the Chicago area.^[2] Clybourn is situated between the Bucktown and DePaul neighborhoods, several miles north of downtown Chicago. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Clybourn is in zone A. As of 2018, Clybourn is the 17th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,674 weekday boardings.^[3]

North Line and Northwest Line trains stop on separate platforms, between which is a small parking lot. The Northwest Line section has an island platform for the bidirectional express track and the outbound local track, and a shared island platform that serves the inbound track. Outbound North Line trains use the other side of the island platform between the two lines. Inbound North Line trains use a side platform. The busy Kennedy Expressway passes to the west of the Northwest Line tracks, and the north branch of the Chicago River is several blocks to the east. There is no ticket agent booth at the station; passengers must buy tickets on the train either online or after boarding.

The station is in a mostly industrial neighborhood, though it is served by Chicago Transit Authority buses.

The vast majority of trains that pass through the station make a scheduled stop there. As of 2022, the timetables show all weekday inbound and outbound trains on the North Line (37 each way) stop at Clybourn Station. 21 of 22 weekday inbound Northwest Line trains stop at Clybourn, as do 19 of 23 weekday outbound trains.

On Saturday, 11 of 13 inbound North Line trains and 16 of 17 inbound Northwest Line trains stop at Clybourn, while 11 of 13 outbound North Line trains and 15 of 18 outbound Northwest Line trains stop at Clybourn.

On Sunday, eight of nine inbound North Line trains and nine of 10 inbound Northwest Line trains stop at Clybourn, while eight of 9 outbound North Line trains and 10 of 11 outbound Northwest Line trains stop at Clybourn.

From Clybourn station, it is possible to take a train as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin and as far northwest as Harvard, Illinois.

Clybourn is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center, 48.7 miles (78.4 km) to Kenosha, and 60.2 miles (96.9 km) to Harvard.

CTA Bus Connections[]

• 9 Ashland
• X9 Ashland Express
• 73 Armitage

References[]

Coordinates: 41°55′02″N 87°40′06″W / 41.91716°N 87.66824°W / 41.91716; -87.66824