Indian Hill station

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Indian Hill
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Location111 North Green Bay Road
Indian Hill, Illinois 60093
Coordinates42°05′40″N 87°43′26″W / 42.0945°N 87.7240°W / 42.0945; -87.7240Coordinates: 42°05′40″N 87°43′26″W / 42.0945°N 87.7240°W / 42.0945; -87.7240
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Buses
Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Fare zoneD
History
Rebuilt1943
Passengers
2018387 (average weekday)[1] Increase 1.3%
Rank125 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
Winnetka
toward Kenosha
 Union Pacific North Kenilworth
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Winnetka
toward Milwaukee
 Milwaukee Division Kenilworth
toward Chicago

Indian Hill is a railroad station in the southernmost portion of Winnetka, Illinois, an affluent suburb north of Chicago. One of three stations serving that village, the Indian Hill stop is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line trains, with service to Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago. Northbound trains go as far as Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Indian Hill is in zone D. As of 2018, Indian Hill is the 125th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 387 weekday boardings.[1]

The station is located on Winnetka's southern border, at Green Bay Road and Winnetka Avenue, less than a mile west of Lake Michigan. Outbound trains stop on the west platform, and inbound trains stop on the east platform. Indian Hill lacks a ticket agent office, passengers boarding must buy their tickets on board the train. Travel time to Ogilvie ranges from 31 minutes to 39 minutes, depending on the train.

As of 2022, Indian Hill is served by 24 outbound and 23 inbound trains on weekdays, by 11 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by eight trains in each direction on Sundays.

Indian Hill is at the southern end of what is known as "The Big Ditch", which carries the railroad under Winnetka. Before the early 1940s, Winnetka had grade crossings, where accidents caused 31 deaths between 1912 and 1937.[2] The village, federal government and railroad authorities funded a five-year project to rebuild the railroad below grade, and this was completed in 1943, after which there were no more level crossings in Winnetka.

Bus connections[]

Pace

  • 213 Green Bay Road

References[]

  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. ^ Cary, Joan. "Railroads retain their importance." Chicago Tribune 4 Feb. 2004: NS-24.

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