Lake Bluff station

Lake Bluff station, situated in Lake Bluff, Illinois, operates on Metra's Union Pacific North Line. Positioned at 600 North Sheridan Road, it is located from the inbound endpoint at Ogilvie Transportation Center and accommodates passengers heading northbound toward Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's fare zoning system, this station falls within zone 4. In 2018, it was ranked 80th among 236 non-downtown stations based on an average of 647 weekday boardings.

As of February 16, 2024, service includes 46 trains on weekdays (23 in each direction), 26 trains on Saturdays (13 each way), and 18 trains on Sundays and holidays (nine per direction).

Constructed in 1904, the station initially operated under the Chicago and North Western Railway until it became part of the Union Pacific Railroad network in 1995. Parking facilities are available along North Sheridan Road near Scranton Avenue and on Mawman Avenue close to Rockland Road. Additionally, the station contributes to the Lake Bluff Uptown Commercial Historic District, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2006.

The station ceased being staffed in 2016.

Adjacent to the station tracks runs the Union Pacific Lakes Subdivision, which connects just north of the station and continues toward a curve near Waukegan, where it ends. Union Pacific maintains a rail yard in Waukegan that services both Metra and its own freight operations.