Libertyville (Metra station)

Libertyville
The Libertyville station in November 2016.
Location	200 West Lake Street @ Milwaukee Avenue Libertyville, Illinois
Coordinates	42°17′28″N 87°57′23″W / 42.2911°N 87.9565°W / 42.2911; -87.9565Coordinates: 42°17′28″N 87°57′23″W / 42.2911°N 87.9565°W / 42.2911; -87.9565
Line(s)	Milwaukee District North
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Pace Bus
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	H
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Prairie Crossing toward Fox Lake Milwaukee District North Lake Forest toward Chicago Union Station

Libertyville Station is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line in Libertyville, Illinois. The station is officially located on 200 West Lake Street near Milwaukee Avenue (IL 21), is 35.5 miles (57.1 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Libertyville is in zone H.

Parking is available at the station house on Lake Street and the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Newberry Avenue. The main parking lot is accessible from the intersection of Lake Street and Brainerd Avenue, as well as Milwaukee Avenue along the south side of the tracks. A second smaller parking lot exists on the north side of Lake Street between Brainerd and Milwaukee Avenues. All parking areas are south of the tracks.

Two other Metra stations exist in Libertyville, and both are in a section of town known as . One station serves the MD-N line, while the other serves Metra's North Central Service Line.

The Libertyville train station used to be east of Milwaukee Avenue near Newberry Avenue. Then they built a new station west of Milwaukee Avenue and converted the old train station site into a gas station. Prior to that the original Libertyville train station was located on First Street and was a terminus of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. The station was relocated to the east side of Milwaukee Avenue when a western extension of the railroad was built to Fox Lake and on into Wisconsin. The site of the original station at First Street continued to handle freight traffic for many years but is now the site of a condominium complex, although overgrown tracks still lead from the railroad to the site.

Libertyville, and it's smaller cousin Prairie Crossing are unique among stations along the Milwaukee District North Line, due to their one-track one-platform setup. North of Libertyville, one track ends at Round Lake (Metra station). For this reason, many rush hour trains terminate at Grayslake (Metra station), two stations north of Libertyville.