Gladstone Park is a station on

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located in the Gladstone Park neighborhood of

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. Gladstone Park primarily serves rush hour trains and is closed on weekends and holidays. The station is located at 5500 N. Austin Avenue, adjacent to the

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. Gladstone Park is away from the Union Pacific Northwest Line's terminus at

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/ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Gladstone Park is in zone 2. , Gladstone Park is the 166th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 180 weekday boardings. As of May 30, 2023, Gladstone Park is served by 22 trains (10 inbound, 12 outbound) on weekdays only. Gladstone Park is located at grade level and is the first station northbound after the Northwest Line descends to grade level. Gladstone Park has two platforms which serve three tracks. There is no ticket agent at Gladstone Park, so tickets must be purchased on board the train or with the

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app. A footbridge is located south of the station to allow passengers (and neighboring pedestrians) to cross the Kennedy Expressway. Gladstone Park is one of two stations on the UP-Northwest line that is not ADA-accessible, the other being .

CTA Bus Connections

* 68 Northwest Highway

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* Metra stations in Chicago Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1854 {{Chicago-railstation-stub