Chicagoland RailLake-Cook Metra station
Lake-Cook is served by Metra's MD-N Line. On a typical weekday 44 trains stop here, 22 of them to Chicago Union Station in 47–56 minutes.
At a glance
- Station
- Lake-Cook
- Lines
- MD-N
- Fare zone
- 3
- One way to Chicago Union Station
- $5.50
MD-N Line service
- Runs between
- Fox Lake and Chicago Union Station
- Weekday trains stopping here
- 44
- Weekday trains to Chicago Union Station
- 22
- Saturday / Sunday
- 20 / 18
- Time to Chicago Union Station
- 47–56 min
- First train to Chicago Union Station
- 5:26 AM
- Last train to Chicago Union Station
- 11:21 PM
- Next stops
- toward Fox Lake: Deerfield · toward Chicago Union Station: Northbrook
Weekday departures to Chicago Union Station
| Departs | Arrives | Journey |
|---|---|---|
| 5:26 AM | 6:22 AM | 56 min |
| 6:17 AM | 7:13 AM | 56 min |
| 6:51 AM | 7:47 AM | 56 min |
| … | ||
| 8:08 PM | 9:04 PM | 56 min |
| 9:28 PM | 10:24 PM | 56 min |
| 11:21 PM | 12:17 AM | 56 min |
First and last three of 22 weekday trains. Times are the published schedule — open the app for live departures and delays.
Nearby on the MD-N Line: Deerfield · Northbrook · Glen/N. Glenview · Lake Forest. All 22 MD-N stations →
Fares from Lake-Cook
Full adult fares to Chicago Union Station, priced by fare zone (zone 3).
- One way
- $5.50
- Day Pass
- $11.00
- Monthly Pass
- $110.00
Reduced and youth fares differ. Fares between two suburban stations are usually cheaper — the app's fare sheet prices any pair.
Live times, delays and alerts
Everything above is the published schedule. For what's actually running from Lake-Cook — live departures, delay minutes, cancellations and MD-N service alerts — open the app. It's free, installs to your phone, and works offline on the last schedule it loaded.