Calumet is 22.8 miles (36.7 km) from Millennium Station, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line.

[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Calumet is located in zone 2.

As of 2018[update], Calumet is the 46th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,077 weekday boardings.

[1] The station is on a solid-fill elevated structure and consists of one island platform which serves the Metra Electric Line's two tracks.

There is no agent at Calumet, but tickets may be purchased from a vending machine in the waiting room.