| Style: | Metra | ||||||||||
| Line: | University Park Sub District | ||||||||||
| Address: | 132 East Van Buren Street Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60604 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | (400 S/100 E) | ||||||||||
| Other: | CTA Bus Pace Buses | ||||||||||
| Tracks: | 4 | ||||||||||
| Passengers: | 10,000 daily (Metra)[1] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt: | 1896 | ||||||||||
| Accessible: | Yes | ||||||||||
| Owned: | Metra | ||||||||||
| Zone: | 1 (Metra and South Shore) | ||||||||||
| Other Services Header: | Former services | ||||||||||
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes | ||||||||||
| Map State: | collapsed | ||||||||||
| Mapframe: | yes | ||||||||||
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Van Buren Street station is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago neighborhood; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana.
The station has three tracks, with one side and one island platform. During the morning rush hour, platform 1 serves all outbound trains. Platform 2 serves local trains arriving from South Chicago, and trains from Blue Island. Platform 3 serves trains from the University Park mainline, which are usually expresses. During the off-peak hours and evening rush hour, Platform 1 serves express trains serving the University Park mainline. Platform 2 serves local trains headed for South Chicago, and trains headed for Blue Island. Platform 3 serves all inbound trains. In addition, South Shore Line trains from Millennium Station use platform 1, while trains to Millennium Station use platform 3, regardless of the time of day.
One of the station's entrances is a replica of an Hector Guimard-designed, Art Nouveau-style Paris Métro entrance. The entrance was given to Chicago as a gift by the city of Paris in 2001.[2]
A refurbishment project will begin in 2024, with the station receiving new entrances and a green roof.[3]