Buffalo Grove station

Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove station in June 2021.
General information
Location	825 Commerce Court Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Coordinates	42.1685°N 87.9414°W / 42.1685; -87.9414
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	August 19, 1996[1]
Passengers
2018	695 (average weekday)[2]  17.8%
Rank	76 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Prairie View toward Antioch North Central Service Wheeling toward Union Station
Track layout NCS north to Antioch Deerfield Pkwy. NCS south to Union Station
Location

Buffalo Grove station is on Metra's North Central Service in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The station is 32.0 miles (51.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Buffalo Grove is in zone 4. As of 2018, Buffalo Grove is the 76th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 695 weekday boardings. This makes it the most-trafficked station on the North Central Service.^[2]

As of February 15, 2024, Buffalo Grove is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.

The station contains a large parking lot off of Commerce Drive, which itself is a cul-de-sac off of Deerfield Parkway. The station is a part of the Sidney Mathias Transportation Center.

Bus connections

Pace

• 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines^[4]
• 272 Milwaukee Avenue North^[5]
• 626 Skokie Valley Limited^[6]

References

1. Granger, Bill (August 19, 1996). "Commuter Trains Inch Back to Popularity". The Daily Herald. Chicago, Illinois. pp. 1–7. Retrieved November 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
3. Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service
4. "Route 234 – Wheeling/Des Plaines". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
5. "Route 272 – Milwaukee Avenue North". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
6. "Route 626 – Skokie Valley Limited". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

External links

• Metra – Stations – Buffalo Grove station