87th Street station

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For the Metra Electric Main Line station, see 87th Street (Woodruff) station. For the CTA Red Line station, see 87th station.
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87th Street
87th Street (South Chicago) Metra Station.jpg
87th Street Metra Electric station from the alley north of the East 87th Street grade crossing.
Location87th Street, east of Commercial Avenue
South Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°44′16″N 87°32′54″W / 41.7379°N 87.5482°W / 41.7379; -87.5482Coordinates: 41°44′16″N 87°32′54″W / 41.7379°N 87.5482°W / 41.7379; -87.5482
Owned byMetra
Line(s)South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Construction
Structure typeClosed-sheltered platform
ParkingYes; street-side
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneB
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2018106 (average weekday)[1] Increase 17.8%
Rank186 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
83rd Street
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric District
South Chicago Branch
 South Chicago
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
91st Street
Terminus
 Electric Suburban
South Chicago Branch
 83rd Street
toward Randolph Street

87th Street station is a station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line on the southeast side of Chicago, United States. The station is located at 87th Street, two block East of Commercial Avenue, and is 12.51 miles (20.13 km) away from the northern terminus, Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 87th Street is in zone B. As of 2018, 87th Street is the 186th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 106 weekday boardings.[1]

Though Metra gives the address for the station as being at 87th Street east of Commercial Avenue, it is actually closer to South Baltimore Avenue. The tracks run along the east side of a one-lane alley behind South Baltimore Avenue, which spans only from 86th Street to 87th Street.

West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 87th Street known as 87th Street (Woodruff) along the Main Branch. Parking is available at this station, but only street-side along 87th Street, on the south side between Houston and Burley Avenues, and on the north side between the tracks and Baltimore Avenue.

Bus connections[]

CTA

  • 87 87th

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric

External links[]

Media related to 87th Street (Metra) at Wikimedia Commons


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