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Waukegan is a railroad station in Waukegan, Illinois, United States served by Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. It is officially located on 95 North Spring Street, is away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific/North Line,〔(Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line )〕 and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Waukegan is in zone H. Although Waukegan Station is not the terminus of the UP-N line, most trains along the line stop at Waukegan. The station not only contains storage tracks for Metra trains,〔(Waukegan Metra Yard (Chicago Railfan.net) )〕 but is also located near freight lines for the Union Pacific Railroad as well as the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway.〔(Waukegan Elgin Joliet and Eastern Yard (Chicago Railfan.net) )〕 In addition, the station serves as a stop for the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Passengers who wish to travel to the Zion Metra station can use Pace's route 571, which provides daily service between the two stations. Waukegan Station is located very near to downtown Waukegan, home to attractions such as the Genesee Theatre. Located at the bottom of the bluff that overlooks Lake Michigan, the station is immediately downhill from the historic Carnegie Library building. Other historic buildings in the area include the old houses of the Shimer College Historic District, site of that school's campus until 2006. Buses connect the station to attractions further inland, such as Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. ==Bus connections== Pace *561: Castlecrest via McAree *562: Gurnee via Sunset *563: Great Lakes Naval Station *564: Jackson/14th *565: Grand Avenue *568: Belvidere *571: Zion *572: Westfield Shoppingtown Hawthorn-Waukegan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waukegan (Metra station)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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