79th Street (Chatham) station
79th Street Chatham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 79th Street between Greenwood Avenue & Woodlawn Avenue Chatham, Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°45′03″N 87°35′50″W / 41.7507°N 87.5972°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | University Park Sub District | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 Island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | CTA Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2023–2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Overhead line, 1,500 V DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 | 50 (average weekday)[1] 15.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 212 out of 236[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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79th Street (Chatham) is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at and over 79th Street, and is 9.9 miles (15.9 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 79th Street is in zone 2. As of 2018[update], the station is the 212th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 50 weekday boardings.[1]
East of this station is another Metra Electric station along 79th Street (known as Cheltenham) along the South Chicago Branch. Like much of the main branch of the Metra Electric line, 79th Street-Chatham is built on elevated tracks near the embankment of a bridge over 79th Street. This bridge also carries the Amtrak line that runs parallel to it, carrying the City of New Orleans and Illini and Saluki trains. Parking is available only on the southwest corner of 79th Street and Woodlawn Avenue.
History
[edit]On July 10, 2023, the station was temporarily closed for reconstruction, which involved upgrading the station, such as adding ADA-accessibility. The rebuild was initially expected to take seven months;[3][4] however, the station's reopening was delayed by ten months to December 16, 2024.[5][6]
The former Nickel Plate Railroad passed on a long bridge over the Illinois Central (the current tracks) just north of the station.[citation needed]
Bus connections
[edit]- 79 79th (Owl Service)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric".(registration required)
- ^ McIntyre, Cory (22 June 2023). "Metra Electric line breaking ground on renovation at three stations - CBS Chicago". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ McLawhorn, Jennifer (26 June 2023). "Metra Will Begin Project Work on Three Electric Stations in July". Railway Track and Structures. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Metra to reopen 79th Street/Chatham Station after completion of rehabilitation work". Mass Transit. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ Hutson, Wendell (18 November 2024). "Metra set to reopen Chatham train station as part of a $34M renovation project". Chicago Business Journal. Retrieved 14 December 2024.