Wilmette station

Wilmette
General information
Location	722 Green Bay Road Wilmette, Illinois 60091
Coordinates	42°04′38″N 87°42′33″W / 42.0773°N 87.7092°W / 42.0773; -87.7092
Owned by	Village of Wilmette
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1871
Rebuilt	2001
Passengers
2018	1,653 (average weekday)[1]  2.4%
Rank	18 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Kenilworth toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Evanston Central Street toward Ogilvie
Track layout Legend UP-N north to Kenosha Lake Ave. Green Bay Rd. Green Bay Trail Central Ave. UP-N south to Ogilvie
Location

Wilmette is the name of a commuter railroad station in Wilmette, Illinois that is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line. Trains go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. Travel time to Ogilvie is 31 minutes on local trains, and as little as 27 minutes on morning inbound trains and 22 minutes on one afternoon inbound train. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Wilmette is in zone 2. As of 2018, Wilmette was the 18th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,653 weekday boardings.^[1]

The station is located at Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue in Wilmette's central business district. It is also in close proximity to the Wilmette Village Hall. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. The closest CTA Purple Line station is Linden, about a mile away.

As of February 16, 2024, Wilmette is served by all 70 trains (35 in each direction) on weekdays, by 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.