Deerfield (Metra)

Deerfield
Metra F40PH-2 120 "City Of Woodstock" approaching the Deerfield station, June 23, 2006.
Station statistics
Address	860 Deerfield Road Deerfield, Illinois
Coordinates	42°10′4.8″N 87°50′59.64″W / 42.168°N 87.8499°W / 42.168; -87.8499Coordinates: 42°10′4.8″N 87°50′59.64″W / 42.168°N 87.8499°W / 42.168; -87.8499
Lines	Milwaukee District/North
Connections	Pace Buses
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	On street
Other information
Opened	1872
Rebuilt	1900, 1917
Accessible
Fare zone	E
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Lake Forest toward Fox Lake Milwaukee District/North Lake Cook Road toward Union Station
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Passenger Depot U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location: Deerfield, Illinois, USA Coordinates: 42°10′4.8″N 87°50′59.64″W / 42.168°N 87.8499°W / 42.168; -87.8499Coordinates: 42°10′4.8″N 87°50′59.64″W / 42.168°N 87.8499°W / 42.168; -87.8499 Built: 1917 Governing body: Village of Deerfield NRHP Reference#: 98000066 Added to NRHP: February 5, 1998

Deerfield Station is one of two Metra commuter railroad stations in Deerfield, Illinois, along the Milwaukee District/North Line. It is located at 860 Deerfield Road, 2 blocks west of Illinois State Route 43, is 24.2 miles (38.9 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,^[1] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. The current station originally served the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad.

Deerfield station was originally built as the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Passenger Depot in 1872 on what is currently the site of 35 Central Avenue.^{[citation needed]} A boxcar was used as a temporary station while the permanent one was being built. It was rebuilt at its present location in 1900. A pedestrian underpass was built at the station in 1913 and it was rebuilt again after a fire in 1917.^[2]

Deerfield station became nationally famous in 1979, when Deerfield village officials created a "No-Kissing Zone" at the station in response to complaints about traffic jams caused by couples taking too long to kiss their goodbyes at the drop-off point. The "No-Kissing" signs (patterned after international traffic signs) attracted national attention and were featured in Time Magazine and ABC's AM America (precursor to Good Morning America). A Deerfield family appearing on the game show Family Feud presented Richard Dawson with replica pins of the signs. Despite this restriction, the station is shown in the 1983 Paul Brickman film Risky Business. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 1998.^[3]

Bus connections

Pace

• #471 Highland Park-Deerfield
• #576 Deerfield Metra to Buffalo Grove/Lincolnshire
• #622 Shuttle Bug 12
• #632 Lake Cook Shuttle Bug 2

References

• Lake County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

1. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line
2. ^ Village of Deerfield Historical Information
3. ^ Lake County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

External links

• Deerfield Station (Metra)
• Dynamic Depot Maps image
• Station from Google Maps Street View