59th Street/University of Chicago station explained

Style:Metra
Coordinates:41.7877°N -87.5888°W
Line:University Park Sub District
Other:CTA Bus
Platform:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Passengers:812 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:20.5
Pass Rank:63 out of 236
Accessible:No
Zone:2
Former:South Park
59th Street - Stony Island
Other Services Header:Former services
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59th Street/University of Chicago is a railway station that serves the Metra Electric Line in Chicago, Illinois. The station is on 59th street, originally the University of Chicago's southern border, and the Midway Plaisance. Trains run between Millennium Station downtown and University Park, Blue Island, and the Chicago neighborhood of South Chicago. As of 2018, the station is the 63rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 812 weekday boardings.[1] Before the 55th–56th–57th Street station to the immediate north was rebuilt into a major station in 2002, all express trains served 59th Street and the station had a staffed ticket window.

The majority of University of Chicago and Hyde Park traffic is now served by the 55th–56th–57th Street station; only some express trains stop at 59th Street.

Bus connections

CTA

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.