Station Review #179: Glenview (Amtrak/Metra)


Glenview is a station along the Chicago and Milwaukee Subdivision, located in Glenview, IL. The station is served by Amtrak and Metra trains. Glenview is a zone 3 station. 

History


The tracks through Glenview were laid down in 1871, to help rebuild Chicago. A station was added for the small village of Glenview not long after. This station was kept until the 1950s, when it was replaced. The current station replaced that station in 1995. 

Service used to run on this from the Milwaukee Road, on its local commuter service between Milwaukee and Chicago. Service also once was ran by Amtrak on its Lake Country Limited, a train that was ran from Chicago Union station to Janesville. The Lake Country Limited only ran from April 15th, 2000 to September 23rd, 2001. 

Services

Multiple trains run here: 

Amtrak:


Borealis: This train runs from Chicago Union station to St. Paul-Minneapolis station. This runs one round trip a day, though a second round trip is coming soon. 

Empire Builder: This runs from Chicago Union station all the way to Spokane. Then, the train splits into two different branches, the branch to Seattle, and the branch to Portland. This runs one round trip per day, or at least there are attempts to. 

Hiawatha: This is essentially a commuter train ran by Amtrak. The Hiawatha runs from Chicago Union station to Milwaukee Intermodal station. There are eight trips to Milwaukee  and seven trips to Chicago. 

Metra:


MD-N: This is a regional train that runs from Chicago Union station to Foxlake, using the C&M subdivision (where it stops at Glenview) until Ronduit, where it then branches off into the Fox Lake subdivision, which is owned by Metra. Trains run about once every half hour to once every hour or so, and are much more local than the Hiawatha train. 

Tour

Hiawatha train

These are low floor trains, so this is in fact level boarding. This is the same for Metra. 

The depot

Platform

These platforms are incredibly thin, which suggests that they probably can't handle large crowds. Doesn't help that the shelter is so small. 

Shelter

It looks like a small shack, not hugely different from something on SEPTA or older NJT stations outside of design and materials. If this was on SEPTA, the entire shelter would be green. 

Bench

Ramp

Again, this station is fully accessible. 

More platform amenities

For some reason, all Metra stations have free newspapers and mailboxes? 

Outdated by the time this picture was taken

Inside the depot

Working payphone

Metra schedule

Parking

There's actually a decent amount of parking at this station, more than one may expect. 

Bus Connections 


There are three bus routes that go here, all ran by PACE:

  • 210 - Lincoln Avenue: This bus runs from Lincolnwood Town Center to Glenbrook Hospital, which is in Glenview. This runs about once an hour, though trip times are a little bit nonsensical. 
  • 422 - Linden CTA-Glenview-Northbrook: This bus links those three places together in a very deviatory way. Service runs every half hour, or so. 
  • 423 - Linden CTA-The Glen-Harlem CTA: This links Wilmette, Northfield, Glenview, and the Harlem Avenue corridor together. This bus runs essentially whenever it wants to. There's also at least one trip that runs to Evanston instead of Linden CTA, for some reason???

Points of Interest Near Glenview


Downtown Glenview has a lot of stores and restaurants immediately near the station itself. There's a lot you can do in this place if you give yourself about an hour or two there. Much of Glenview isn't very pedestrian friendly, but the downtown itself is at the very least. 

Statistics


Name: Glenview 
Agency: Amtrak, Metra
Line(s): Borealis, Empire Service, Hiawatha, MD-N
Locality:
Municipality:
County: Cook
State: Illinois
Ridership: Amtrak: 56,816 total, Metra: 1462 riders per average weekday (2018)

Amenity Checklist


Accessible: ✓
Bathrooms: ✓
Bicycle parking: ✓
Clean Station: ✓
Connections to other transit routes: ✓
Easy passage for each side: ✓
Existence is justifiable: ✓
Fare Payment Kiosks (if applicable): n/a
Good Wayfinding: ✓
Indoor Shelters: ✓
Maps: ✓
Multiple entrances/exits: ✓
Adequate Parking: ✓
Safe to use: ✓
Seating: ✓
Shelters: ✓
Station In Good Condition: ✓
TVMs: ✓
Ticket Offices: ✓
TOD: ✓
Train Departure/Arrival Info (countdown clocks): ×
Updated/Useful Signage: ×

Final Verdict: 9/10


Station Directory

Amtrak Lines
 
--------ILLINOIS-------- 
--------Cook County--------
Chicago Union  
Glenview
--------WISCONSIN--------
--------Racine County-------- 
Sturvetant
--------Milwaukee County--------
Milwaukee Airport
Milwaukee Intermodal
--------Columbia County-------- 
Columbus
Portage
Wisconsin Dells
--------Monroe County--------  
Tomah
--------La Crosse County-------- 
La Crosse
--------MINNESOTA-------- 
--------Winona County--------
Winona
--------Goodhue County-------- 
Red Wing 
--------Ramsey County-------- 
Saint Paul-Minneapolis
--------Stearns County-------- 
St. Cloud 
--------Todd County-------- 
Staples
--------Becker County-------- 
Detroit Lakes 
--------NORTH DAKOTA--------  
--------Cass County--------  
Fargo
--------Grand Forks County--------  
Grand Forks
--------Ramsey County--------  
Devils Lake
--------Pierce County--------  
Rugby
--------Ward County--------  
Minot
--------Mountrail County--------  
Stanley
--------Williams County--------  
Williston
--------MONTANA-------- 
--------Roosevelt County--------   
Wolf Point
--------Valley County--------   
Glasgow
--------Phillips County--------   
Malta
--------Hill County--------   
Havre
--------Toole County--------   
Shelby
--------Glacier County--------   
Cut Bank
Browning
East Glacier Park 
--------Flathead County--------   
Essex
West Glacier
Whitefish 
--------Lincoln County--------   
Libby
--------IDAHO-------- 
--------Bonner County-------- 
Sandpoint
--------WASHINGTON--------  
--------Spokane County--------  
Spokane 
 
- - - - TRAIN SPLITS HERE - - - -
 
Seattle Branch
--------Grant County-------- 
Ephrata  
--------Chelan County-------- 
Wenatchee 
Leavenworth 
--------Snohomish County-------- 
Everett
Edmonds
--------King County-------- 
Seattle-King Street  
 
Portland Branch
--------Franklin County--------  
Pasco
--------Klickitat County-------- 
Wishram
Bingen 
--------Clark County-------- 
Vancouver (WA) 
--------OREGON-------- 
--------Multnomah County-------- 
Portland Union 
  

METRA MD-N

--------ILLINOIS--------  
--------Cook County--------
''''''''Zone 1''''''''
Chicago Union
''''''''Zone 2''''''''
Western Avenue
Healy
Mayfair
Forest Glen
Edgebrook
Morton Grove   
''''''''Zone 3''''''''
Golf
Glenview
North Glenview
Northbrook
Lake Cook Road
--------Lake County--------
''''''''Zone 4''''''''
Deerfield
Lake Forest
Libertyville
Prarie Crossing
Grayslake
Round Lake
Long Lake
Ingleside
Fox Lake 

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