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Deerfield station

For the station in Deerfield Beach, Florida, see Deerfield Beach station.
Deerfield
Deerfield station in July 2022.
General information
Location860 Deerfield Road
Deerfield, Illinois
Owned byVillage of Deerfield
Line(s)C&M Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Buses
Construction
ParkingOn street
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1872
Rebuilt1900, 1917
Passengers
20181,133 (average weekday)[1] Decrease 11.6%
Rank39 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Lake Forest
toward Fox Lake
 Milwaukee District North Lake Cook Road
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Sturtevant
towards Seattle or Tacoma
 Main Line Western Avenue
towards Chicago
West Lake Forest
towards Milwaukee
 Chicago – Milwaukee Techny
towards Chicago
West Lake Forest
towards Walworth
 Suburban Service
North Line
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Passenger Depot
Map
LocationDeerfield, Illinois, USA
Coordinates42°10′05″N 87°51′00″W / 42.16806°N 87.85000°W / 42.16806; -87.85000
Built1917
NRHP reference No.98000066
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 1998

Deerfield is one of two Metra commuter railroad stations in Deerfield, Illinois along the Milwaukee District North Line. It is located at 860 Deerfield Road, 2 blocks west of Illinois State Route 43, is 24.6 miles (39.6 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[2] The station serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. As of 2018, Deerfield is the 39th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,133 weekday boardings.[1] The current station originally served the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, and replaced two older stations built by the railway.

As of February 15, 2024, Deerfield is served by 50 trains (24 inbound, all 26 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. On weekdays, two inbound trains originate here, and two outbound trains terminate here.

The commuter parking lot east of the station and tracks is the site of the Deerfield Farmer's Market, Saturday Mornings from June to October.[3]

  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. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line
  3. ^ "Farmers Market | Deerfield, IL". www.deerfield.il.us. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

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