It is located at 10 North St. Johns Avenue, just off Lake Cook Road.

As of 2018, Braeside is the 117th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 410 weekday boardings.

Braeside Station has a warming hut on the inbound side of the track.

The station consists of two platforms and a waiting room/warming hut, but does not contain a ticket agent booth or restroom facilities.

Trains go south to Chicago's Ogilvie Transportation Center, and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin.