As of 2018, Ravinia is the 139th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 326 weekday boardings.

[2] Ravinia is 21.5 miles (34.6 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago, the inbound terminus of the line.

[1] The station consists of two grade-level side platforms which serve the inbound and outbound tracks.

Since the Union Pacific North Line operates on a left-hand main, the inbound platform is on the east side and the outbound is on the west.

The Green Bay Trail runs parallel to the Union Pacific North Line at Ravinia and is accessible from the station.