Orland Park 153rd Street station explained

Style:Metra
Coordinates:41.6095°N -87.8734°W
Tracks:1
Passengers:544 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:-9.9
Pass Rank:94 out of 236
Opened:June 4, 1990[1]
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Metra
Zone:4
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
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Marker:rail
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Orland Park 153rd Street is one of three stations on Metra's SouthWest Service in Orland Park, Illinois. The station is 25.2miles away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 153rd Street is in zone 4. As of 2018, Orland Park 153rd Street is the 94th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 544 weekday boardings.[3]

Unlike all other stations on the SouthWest Service (besides Union Station), tickets are sold here.

As of February 15, 2024, Orland Park 153rd Street is served by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekdays. One of the outbound trains that stops at the station makes a flag stop. Saturday service is currently suspended.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Metra stopping at new station . January 19, 2019 . . June 6, 1990 . 3, Section 2. Newspapers.com.
  2. http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmsw.html Metra Railfan Tips - SouthWest Service
  3. 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.