Museum Campus/11th Street station

Museum Campus/11th St.
General information
Location	Michigan Avenue at 11th Street Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41.868386°N 87.621192°W / 41.868386; -87.621192
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	University Park Sub District
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Connections	CTA Buses Pace Buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1 (Metra and South Shore)
History
Rebuilt	2008–2009
Electrified	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Previous names	Roosevelt Road 12th Street
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station 18th Street toward University Park, South Chicago or Blue Island Metra Electric Van Buren Street toward Millennium Station Preceding station NICTD Following station 55th–56th–57th Street toward South Bend Airport South Shore Line Van Buren Street toward Millennium Station
Future services Preceding station NICTD Following station 55th–56th–57th Street toward Munster/Dyer Main Street Monon Corridor peak hours Van Buren Street toward Millennium Station
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station 18th Street toward Richton, 91st Street or Blue Island Electric Suburban Van Buren Street toward Randolph Street Halsted Street toward Addison West Suburban
Track layout ME north to Millennium 11th Street pedestrian bridge Roosevelt Rd. (WB) Roosevelt Rd. (EB) ME south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago south to South Bend Airport
Location

Museum Campus/11th Street (formerly Roosevelt Road) is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island and South Chicago; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana. Most South Shore Line trains stop at the station, and all but one early morning outbound Metra train stop at the station.

History

Former Roosevelt Road station

Roosevelt Road station was located where Roosevelt Road intersects the former Illinois Central Railroad line. The station was the former commuter platforms of Central Station, the long-distance IC passenger terminal that was previously located adjacent to this spot. The station structures appeared rickety and run-down, and have since been removed and replaced by a new station located at 11th Street.

Bus and rail connections

CTA Red Line, CTA Orange and Green Lines

• Roosevelt

CTA Buses

• 1 Bronzeville/Union Station
• 3 King Drive
• 4 Cottage Grove (Owl Service)
• X4 Cottage Grove Express
• 6 Jackson Park Express
• 12 Roosevelt
• 18 16th/18th
• 130 Museum Campus (Summer Service Only)
• 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express

External links

• Media related to Museum Campus/11th Street station at Wikimedia Commons
• Metra – Stations – Museum Campus/11th Street
• South Shore Line - Stations Archived 2009-06-15 at the Wayback Machine