Lake Forest station (Milwaukee District)
 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Lake Forest station in October 2015. | |||||||||||
| Location |
911 Telegraph Road Lake Forest, IL | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°13′25″N 87°52′29″W / 42.2236°N 87.8747°WCoordinates: 42°13′25″N 87°52′29″W / 42.2236°N 87.8747°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | F | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Lake Forest is a railroad station in Western Lake Forest, Illinois, United States served by Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line. Platform 1 is where outbound trains board, and platform 2 is where inbound trains board.The station is located on 10205 North Waukegan Road (IL 43), which is 28.3 miles (45.5 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,[1] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Forest is in zone F.
Another Lake Forest Station exists along the Union Pacific/North Line east of this station. Therefore, this station can also be referred to as West Lake Forest Station. No bus connections exist here, nor is there any connection to the East Lake Forest Station. However parking is available along Telegraph Road along the west side of the tracks, and the station is accessible from North Waukegan Road through Settler's Square on the east side of the tracks.