47th Street (Kenwood) station explained

Style:Metra
Coordinates:41.8099°N -87.5914°W
Line:University Park Sub District
Tracks:4
Passengers:94 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:14.6
Pass Rank:191 out of 236
Accessible:No
Owned:Metra
Zone:2
Former:Kenwood
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
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47th Street (Kenwood) is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, Illinois, and the neighborhood of South Chicago. As of 2018, the station is the 191st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 94 weekday boardings.[1] This station is a flag stop picking up passengers only when visible to train conductor and discharging passengers only when conductors are notified. Passengers can only exit the train from the first car. The first station at this location was originally built by the Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018. April 2019. Metra. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf. 26 May 2019.