Clybourn (Metra)

Clybourn
UP/North Line at Clybourn
Station statistics
Address	2001 North Ashland Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60614
Coordinates	2000 N 1600 W
Lines	Union Pacific/North   Union Pacific/Northwest
Connections	Chicago Transit Authority
Structure	Separate platforms
Levels	Elevated
Platforms	2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks	5
Parking	Yes; Mostly street-side
Bicycle facilities	Park on Ashland
Other information
Opened	1923
Electrified	No
Code	60639
Owned by	Union Pacific
Fare zone	A
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Ravenswood toward Kenosha Union Pacific/North Ogilvie Terminus Irving Park toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific/Northwest

Clybourn is a railroad station in Chicago serving Metra's Union Pacific/North Line and Union Pacific/Northwest Line. It is located at 2001 North Ashland Avenue (at West Armitage Avenue) and is the first station north of Ogilvie Transportation Center. It is called Clybourn because nearby West Cortland Street was part of Clybourn before Clybourn was extended North. Clybourn is situated between the Bucktown and DePaul neighborhoods, several miles north of downtown Chicago. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Clybourn is in zone A.

North Line and Northwest Line trains stop on separate platforms, between which is a small parking lot. The busy Kennedy Expressway passes to the west of the station and the north branch of the Chicago River is several blocks to the east. There is no ticket agent booth at the station; passengers must buy tickets on the train after boarding.

The station is in a mostly industrial neighborhood, though it is served by Chicago Transit Authority buses, including bus 33 (Magnificent Mile express), which travels to the Near North Side neighborhood in morning rush hours. On January 2, 2007, the CTA also introduced weekday rush hour service on route 132 (Goose Island Express), with buses that go from Clybourn station to the Chicago Loop via Goose Island and West Loop.

The vast majority of trains that pass through the station make a scheduled stop there. As of 2006, 29 out of 31 weekday inbound trains and 28 out of 31 weekday outbound trains on the North Line stop at Clybourn Station. All 32 weekday inbound Northwest Line trains stop at Clybourn, as do 30 out of 33 weekday outbound trains. In addition, all weekend trains on both lines stop at Clybourn.

From Clybourn station, it is possible to take a train as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin and as far west as Harvard, Illinois.

CTA Bus Connections

• #9 Ashland
• #33 Magnificent Mile Express
• #73 Armitage
• #132 Goose Island Express

External links

• Metra - Clybourn
• Ashland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 41°55′02″N 87°40′06″W / 41.91716°N 87.66824°W / 41.91716; -87.66824