Union Pacific North Line

Union Pacific North Line
A southbound train departs Highland Park station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerUnion Pacific Railroad
LocaleChicago metropolitan area
Termini
Stations28
Websitemetra.com/train-lines/up-n
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMetra
Operator(s)Metra
Daily ridership41,000 (Avg. Weekday 2009)
Ridership5,246,123 (2025)
Technical
Line length51.6 miles (83.0 km)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
Union Pacific North Line highlighted in dark green
former route
to Milwaukee
Lake Front Depot
84.2 mi
135.5 km
Milwaukee
(1966-1971)
National Avenue
78.2 mi
125.9 km
Cudahy
74.7 mi
120.2 km
South Milwaukee
61.8 mi
99.5 km
Racine
Kenosha coach yard
51.5 mi
82.9 km
Kenosha
KD Line
to Rockford
44.5 mi
71.6 km
Winthrop Harbor
43.1 mi
69.4 km
Camp Logan
42.1 mi
67.8 km
Zion
39.9 mi
64.2 km
Dunes Park
37.6 mi
60.5 km
Asbestos
35.9 mi
57.8 km
Waukegan
Waukegan coach yard
34.0 mi
54.7 km
Abbott's Platform
33.7 mi
54.2 km
North Chicago
Robert McClory Bike Path
North Shore Line
to Waukegan or Milwaukee
32.0 mi
51.5 km
Great Lakes
30.2 mi
48.6 km
Lake Bluff
North Shore Line/Bike Path
to Mundelein
28.3 mi
45.5 km
Lake Forest
25.7 mi
41.4 km
Fort Sheridan
24.5 mi
39.4 km
Highwood
23 mi
37 km
Highland Park
21.5 mi
34.6 km
Ravinia
20.9 mi
33.6 km
Ravinia Park
(seasonal)
20.5 mi
33 km
Braeside
19.2 mi
30.9 km
Glencoe
17.7 mi
28.5 km
Hubbard Woods
16.6 mi
26.7 km
Winnetka
15.8 mi
25.4 km
Indian Hill
15.2 mi
24.5 km
Kenilworth
14.4 mi
23.2 km
Wilmette
North Shore Line
to the Loop
13.3 mi
21.4 km
Central Street/​Evanston
Weber Subdivision
to Union Pacific Northwest Line
12.0 mi
19.3 km
Davis Street/​Evanston
11.5 mi
18.5 km
Dempster Street
11.0 mi
17.7 km
Main Street/​Evanston
10.3 mi
16.6 km
Calvary
Purple to Howard or the Loop
9.4 mi
15.1 km
Rogers Park
8.4 mi
13.5 km
Kenmore
8.1 mi
13 km
Peterson/​Ridge
7.8 mi
12.6 km
Rose Hill
7.1 mi
11.4 km
Summerdale
6.5 mi
10.5 km
Ravenswood
6.2 mi
10 km
Ravenswood–Wilson
5.5 mi
8.9 km
Northcenter
Brown to the Loop
4.6 mi
7.4 km
Belmont Avenue
3.5 mi
5.6 km
Deering
Chicago River (north branch)
2.9 mi
4.7 km
Clybourn
Kinzie Street Depot
Chicago River (north branch)
Wells Street Station
0
Ogilvie Transportation Center
Key
Union Pacific North Line /
former
alignment
Metra Milwaukee District lines
other Metra lines
other freight lines /
former
alignment
CTA lines /
tunnel
former interurban lines
paths & rail trails
Pace Pulse
Mileage source

All stations are accessible except
Clybourn, Indian Hill, and Hubbard Woods.

The Union Pacific North Line (UP-N) is a Metra line in the Chicago metropolitan area. It runs between Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago and Kenosha, Wisconsin. Most runs of the trains, however, terminate in Waukegan, Illinois. Although Metra owns the rolling stock, the trains are operated and dispatched by the Union Pacific Railroad.

This line was previously operated by the Chicago & North Western Railway before its merger with the Union Pacific Railroad, being called the Chicago and North Western Milwaukee Division and then the Chicago & North Western/North Line before the C&NW was absorbed by Union Pacific in April 1995.