Gladstone Park (Metra)
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Gladstone Park is a station on Metra
's Union Pacific/Northwest Line
located in Gladstone Park, Chicago
, Illinois
. Gladstone Park primarily serves weekday rush hour trains and is closed on weekends and holidays. The station is located at 5500 N. Austin Boulevard, adjacent to the Kennedy Expressway
. Gladstone Park is 9.7 miles (15.6 km) away from the Northwest Line's terminus at Ogilvie Transportation Center
. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Gladstone Park is in zone B.
Gladstone Park is located at grade level and is the first station northbound after the Northwest Line descends to grade level. Gladstone Park has two platforms which serve three tracks. There is no ticket agent at Gladstone Park, so tickets must be purchased on board the train. A bridge is located south of the station to allow passengers to cross the Kennedy Expressway.
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...
's Union Pacific/Northwest Line
Union Pacific/Northwest Line
The Union Pacific/Northwest is a commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs...
located in Gladstone Park, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Gladstone Park primarily serves weekday rush hour trains and is closed on weekends and holidays. The station is located at 5500 N. Austin Boulevard, adjacent to the Kennedy Expressway
Kennedy Expressway
The John F. Kennedy Expressway is a long highway that travels northwest from the Chicago Loop to O'Hare International Airport. The expressway is named for the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy. The Interstate 90 portion of the Kennedy is a part of the much longer I-90...
. Gladstone Park is 9.7 miles (15.6 km) away from the Northwest Line's terminus at Ogilvie Transportation Center
Ogilvie Transportation Center
The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center is a passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA, serving the three commuter rail lines of Metra's Union Pacific District, which approach the terminal elevated above street level. It occupies the lower floors of the Citigroup Center...
. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Gladstone Park is in zone B.
Gladstone Park is located at grade level and is the first station northbound after the Northwest Line descends to grade level. Gladstone Park has two platforms which serve three tracks. There is no ticket agent at Gladstone Park, so tickets must be purchased on board the train. A bridge is located south of the station to allow passengers to cross the Kennedy Expressway.
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#68: Northwest Highway