Grayland station

Grayland is a Metra commuter railroad station in the Old Irving Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, along the Milwaukee District North Line. It is located at 3729 North Kilbourn Avenue, is 8.2 miles (13.2 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,^[2] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Grayland is in zone 2. As of 2018, Grayland is the 132nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 357 weekday boardings.^[1]

Grayland
Temporary station platforms in November 2024; the new platforms are visible in the background.
General information
Location	3729 North Kilbourn Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60641
Coordinates	41.9488°N 87.7405°W / 41.9488; -87.7405
Line(s)	C&M Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA Bus
Construction
Structure type	Open shelter
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1873
Rebuilt	2021-2025
Passengers
2018	357 (average weekday)[1]  5.3%
Rank	132 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Mayfair toward Fox Lake Milwaukee District North Healy toward Chicago Union Station
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Mayfair toward Milwaukee Chicago – Milwaukee Healy toward Chicago Mayfair toward Walworth Suburban Service North Line
Location

As of February 15, 2024, Grayland is served by 40 trains (19 inbound, 21 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.

The station is an open platform shelter near the Union Pacific Railroad crossing/remote-Tower A-5. Parking is available on Kilbourn Avenue along the west side of the tracks south of Milwaukee Avenue, and on-street parking is also available on Kilbourn Avenue along the east side of the tracks north of Milwaukee Avenue.

History

Grayland station under construction (November 2024)

The station was opened in 1873 to service Grayland, at the time a suburb of Chicago (annexed in 1889) created by subdividing John Gray's farm.^[3] Gray deeded the land the already built depot was on to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad in return for a promise to maintain and service the depot, thus insuring that the inhabitants of Gray's subdivision would have easy transport to Chicago and back.^[4]

The station was rebuilt from 2021 to 2025 to lengthen platforms and add station accessibility. The adjacent overpass above Milwaukee Avenue was also rebuilt. Construction began in October 2021 and was originally scheduled to be completed by spring 2024.^[5][6][7] However, delays pushed the completion date to August 2025 at the cost of $40 million.^[8][9][10]

Bus connections

CTA

• 56 Milwaukee
• 152 Addison (1 block south at Addison and Milwaukee Ave.)