Mars station (Illinois)

Mars is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 9.1 miles (14.6 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mars is in zone B. As of 2018, Mars is the 175th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 144 weekday boardings.[1]

Mars
General information
Location	6801 West Shakespeare Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60707
Coordinates	41.9191°N 87.7945°W / 41.9191; -87.7945
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	B
History
Opened	1956
Rebuilt	2001
Passengers
2018	144 (average weekday)[1]  1.4%
Rank	175 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Mont Clare toward Big Timber Road Milwaukee District West Galewood toward Union Station      North Central Service does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Mont Clare towards Elgin Suburban Service West Line Galewood towards Chicago

As of 2022, Mars is served by eight inbound trains and four outbound trains on weekdays. There is no service on weekends or holidays. All trains scheduled to stop here treat the station as a flag stop.

Mars station consists of three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track has no platform, so stopping trains must use the outer tracks. Metra’s North Central Service trains use the tracks but do not stop.

The station is named for the Mars, Incorporated candy factory located on Oak Park Avenue in the Galewood neighborhood. The Chicago Park District's Rutherford Sayre Park immediately sits west of the station. A Shriners children's hospital sits to the north of the station.