Mayfair is a

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station located on the

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on the border between the Albany Park and Portage Park community areas of

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. The station is officially located at 4357 North Cicero Avenue (

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), however the actual location is the northeast corner of West Pensacola and North Kilpatrick Avenues. It is away from

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, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and

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. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mayfair is in zone 2. As of 2018, Mayfair is the 147th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 281 weekday boardings. As of February 15, 2024, Mayfair is served by 40 trains (19 inbound, 21 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. Transfers are available to the Blue Line at the nearby

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station, as well as CTA's bus system. Although the line has an at-grade junction with

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just north of the station platforms, there are no direct connections from here to any of the UP-NW's stops within Albany Park. The Northwest Line station platforms closed in 1958.

Bus and rail connections

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* Montrose CTA Buses * 54 Cicero * 54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd (Weekday Rush Hours only) * 78 Montrose

References

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FlickrimagesMontrose Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Chicago Former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad stations Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1896 Railway stations in the United States closed in 1958 {{Chicago-railstation-stub