75th Street (Grand Crossing) station

75th Street (Grand Crossing) is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood of the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at and over both 75th Street and South Chicago Avenue, and is 9.32 miles (15.00 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Grand Crossing is in zone B. As of 2018, the station is the 231st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 14 weekday boardings.[1]

75th Street
Grand Crossing
Location75th Street & South Chicago Avenue
Greater Grand Crossing,
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.7591°N 87.5954°W / 41.7591; -87.5954
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Rebuilt1969
Electrified1926
Passengers
201814 (average weekday)[1]  50%
Rank231 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
63rd Street
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric District
Main Line & Blue Island Branch
 79th Street (Chatham)
toward University Park or Blue Island
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
79th Street
toward Richton or Blue Island
 Electric Suburban
Main Line & Blue Island Branch
 72nd Street
toward Randolph Street

75th Street Station is the first station on the main line after the South Chicago Branch diverges. The station and the neighborhood that surrounds it were named for the Grand Crossing, an on-grade railway junction constructed in 1853 by mutual agreement between the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (New York Central) and the Illinois Central Railroad in settlement of a right-of-way feud. By 1912, this on-grade crossing was eliminated when the successor line to the LS & MS was elevated. The now abandoned Nickel Plate Railroad tracks also crisscrossed the area. Another elevated crossing was constructed for the Chicago Skyway in 1958.[3] As of 2011, these lines are owned by Metra, Canadian National Railway, and Norfolk Southern Railway. No parking is available for this station, however the Chicago Transit Authority does provide bus service here.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 30 South Chicago
  • 75 74th/75th

References
  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric
  3. Chicago Area Transportation Study. "System Facilities". Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2009-03-16.

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