Gladstone Park station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois}}

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| name={{Metra header|Gladstone Park

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| image=Gladstone Park station - January 2016.JPG

| image_caption=Gladstone Park station in January 2016.

| address=5500 North Austin Avenue
Gladstone Park, Chicago, Illinois 60646

| coordinates={{coord|41.9798|-87.7779|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}

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| other={{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} CTA Bus

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| platform=1 island platform, 1 side platform

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| tracks=3 tracks

| parking=Street-side

| bicycle=

| passengers=180 (average weekday)

| pass_year=2018

| pass_percent=-7.7

| pass_rank=166 out of 236

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| opened=1920

| closed=

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| accessible=No

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| owned=Metra

| zone=2

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| services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/Northwest|left=Norwood Park|right=Jefferson Park}}

|other_services_header = Former services

|other_services_collapsible=yes

|other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line1=Wisconsin Division|left1=Norwood Park|right1=Jefferson Park}}

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Gladstone Park is a station on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in the Gladstone Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. 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 Kennedy Expressway. Gladstone Park is {{convert|10.1|mi|km}} away from the Union Pacific Northwest Line's terminus at Ogilvie Transportation Center.[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupnw.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/Northwest Line] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Gladstone Park is in zone 2. {{As of|2018}}, Gladstone Park is the 166th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 180 weekday boardings. {{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}}

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 Ventra 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 {{stl|Metra|Clybourn}}.