Braeside is a railroad station in Highland Park, Illinois serving Metra's Union Pacific North Line, in the Braeside neighborhood of Highland Park. It is located at 10 North St. Johns Avenue, just off Lake Cook Road. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Braeside is located in Zone 3. As of 2018, Braeside is the 117th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 410 weekday boardings.^[1] Cook County Forest Preserves' Turnbull Woods and William N. Erickson Preserve are adjacent to the station, and the Chicago Botanic Garden is a mile away. Braeside Station has a warming hut on the inbound side of the track. The station is named after the nearby Braeside Elementary School, part of North Shore School District 112. The station consists of two platforms and a waiting room/warming hut, but does not contain a ticket agent booth or restroom facilities. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Trains go south to Chicago's Ogilvie Transportation Center, and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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Braeside
Braeside station in October 2015.
General information
Location	10 North Saint Johns Avenue Highland Park, Illinois 60035
Coordinates	42.1528°N 87.7726°W / 42.1528; -87.7726
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Accessible	Yes, partial[note 1]
Other information
Fare zone	3
Passengers
2018	410 (average weekday)[1]  7.2%
Rank	117 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Ravinia Park (seasonal) toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Glencoe toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Ravinia toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Glencoe toward Chicago
Track layout Legend UP-N north to Kenosha Green Bay Trail St. Johns Ave. Braeside Rd. Blackhawk Rd. County Line Rd. North Branch Trail UP-N south to Ogilvie
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As of February 16, 2024, Braeside is served by 44 trains (23 inbound, 21 outbound) weekdays, by 22 trains (11 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Pace

• 628 Braeside Shuttle Bug 8
• 629 Braeside Shuttle Bug 9
• 640 Braeside Station/Commercial Avenue Shuttle Bug