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93rd Street/South Chicago station

Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois


Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois

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imageSouth Chicago station entrance and track (June 2024).jpg
image_caption93rd Street station with a Highliner train in the background (June 2024)
styleMetra
address93rd Street near Baltimore Avenue
South Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
coordinates
lineSouth Chicago Subdistrict
other**CTA Bus**
platform1 island platform
tracks2
parkingYes; Vendors
passengers472 (average weekday)
pass_year2018
pass_percent-23.7
pass_rank101 out of 236
opened2001
electrified
accessibleYes
ownedMetra
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93rd Street/South Chicago station is a Metra Electric Line station on East 93rd St and South Baltimore Avenue (9300 S, 3300 E) in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood. The station provides transport services to Chicago's South Chicago, South Deering, and East Side neighborhoods. The station is located 13.0 mi southeast of Millennium Station, the line's northern terminus at Randolph/South Water Street in downtown Chicago. , South Chicago (93rd Street) is the 101st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 472 weekday boardings.

The South Chicago Branch, a 4.7 mi spur line, was built for the Illinois Central Railroad (IC). The IC operated the South Chicago Branch from startup in 1883 until the line was sold, with the rest of Metra Electric, to the public sector in 1987. The line was electrified in 1926. In 2001, Metra built the 93rd Street terminus as a replacement for the 91st Street (South Chicago) terminal.

This station is the only outbound Metra terminus located within the corporate limits of the city of Chicago. It is 6 blocks south of the 87th Street Metra Electric South Chicago Branch station. Travel time to Van Buren/Jackson Street station in Downtown Chicago is about 35 minutes.

A station typology adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission on October 16, 2014 assigns the South Chicago 93rd Street station a typology of Local Activity Center. A Local Activity Center is primarily characterized by the Metra station being the central focus of a built-up and identifiable neighborhood.

History

South Chicago (91st Street) was a commuter rail station on the Metra Electric District's South Chicago branch at East 91st Street and South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood. The station provided service to the South Chicago, South Deering, Hegewisch, and East Side neighborhoods. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 91st Street was in zone B.

In June 1991, the 91st Street station caught fire after the victory of the Chicago Bulls in the 1991 NBA Finals led to a series of looting incidents during the night. In 2001, Metra constructed a new terminal two blocks south, at 93rd Street, to replace the damaged station. The new South Chicago station was dedicated June 4, 2001.

Bus connections

CTA

  • South Shore Night Bus (Owl Service – overnight only)
  • South Shore Express (weekdays only)
  • South Chicago
  • 71st/South Shore
  • 87th
  • 95th

References

References

  1. (April 2019). "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018".
  2. [http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mpelecb.html Metra Electric (Metra Railfan Tips)]
  3. Van Hattem, Matt. (5 July 2006). "Metra: Chicago's commuter railroad". Trains Magazine.
  4. Teska Associates, Inc., Fish Transportation Group, and OKW Architects. (October 16, 2014). "City of Chicago & METRA Station Typology Study". [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois).
  5. "Metra Electric - South Chicago (91st St.) Information". Metra.
  6. (14 June 1991). "LOOTING VICTIMS HAVE NO CAUSE TO CELEBRATE". Chicago Tribune.
  7. (June 5, 2001). "Jesse Jackson Jr. helps dedicate Metra station". The Times.
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