Lake Forest station (Milwaukee District)
Lake Forest is a railroad station in Lake Forest, Illinois, served by Metra's Milwaukee District North Line. The station is located on 10205 North Waukegan Road (IL 43), and is away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Forest is in zone F. As of 2018, Lake Forest is the 82nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 607 weekday boardings. As of 2022, Lake Forest is served by 15 inbound trains and 18 outbound trains on weekdays, by  all 10 trains in both directions on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in both directions on Sundays. Four inbound trains originate from Lake Forest and four outbound trains terminate at Lake Forest on weekdays, and one inbound train originates from Lake Forest with one outbound train terminating there on Saturdays. Another station exists along the Union Pacific North Line east of this station. Therefore, this station can also be referred to as West Lake Forest station. No bus connections exist here, nor is there any connection to the East Lake Forest station. However parking is available along Telegraph Road  along the west side of the tracks, and the station is accessible from North Waukegan Road through Settler's Square on the east side of the tracks. Lake Forest is the northernmost station on the Milwaukee District North Line to be located on the C&M Subdivision, and serves as an emergency stop for Amtrak's "Empire Builder" and "Hiawatha Service" trains. Since 2010, Amtrak has had plans for its "Hiawatha" trains to stop at Lake Forest, but as of 2022 has yet to come to fruition. Metra has proposed the construction of crossovers at Lake Forest to make the station  better suited to turning trains around.