Chicagoland RailLake Forest Metra station (MD-N Line)
Metra has more than one Lake Forest station. This is the one on the MD-N Line.
Lake Forest is served by Metra's MD-N Line. On a typical weekday 52 trains stop here, 26 of them to Chicago Union Station in 51–65 minutes.
At a glance
- Station
- Lake Forest
- Lines
- MD-N
- Fare zone
- 4
- One way to Chicago Union Station
- $6.75
MD-N Line service
- Runs between
- Fox Lake and Chicago Union Station
- Weekday trains stopping here
- 52
- Weekday trains to Chicago Union Station
- 26
- Saturday / Sunday
- 20 / 18
- Time to Chicago Union Station
- 51–65 min
- First train to Chicago Union Station
- 5:17 AM
- Last train to Chicago Union Station
- 11:12 PM
- Next stops
- toward Fox Lake: Libertyville · toward Chicago Union Station: Deerfield
Weekday departures to Chicago Union Station
| Departs | Arrives | Journey |
|---|---|---|
| 5:17 AM | 6:22 AM | 65 min |
| 5:52 AM | 6:44 AM | 52 min |
| 6:08 AM | 7:13 AM | 65 min |
| … | ||
| 7:59 PM | 9:04 PM | 65 min |
| 9:19 PM | 10:24 PM | 65 min |
| 11:12 PM | 12:17 AM | 65 min |
First and last three of 26 weekday trains. Times are the published schedule — open the app for live departures and delays.
Nearby on the MD-N Line: Deerfield · Libertyville · Lake-Cook · Prairie Crossing. All 22 MD-N stations →
Fares from Lake Forest
Full adult fares to Chicago Union Station, priced by fare zone (zone 4).
- One way
- $6.75
- Day Pass
- $13.50
- Monthly Pass
- $135.00
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 Forest — 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.