Bryn Mawr station (Metra)

Bryn Mawr (better known as 71st and Jeffery) is a station on the Hyde Park/South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. It is located at 71st Street and Jeffery Boulevard, which is 9.66 miles (15.55 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.[3] In Metra's fare-based system, Bryn Mawr Station is in zone B. As of 2018, Bryn Mawr is the 201st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 73 weekday boardings.[2]

Bryn Mawr
A Nippon Sharyo Highliner II car at Bryn Mawr station
Location71st Street and Jeffery Boulevard
South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.7661°N 87.5771°W / 41.7661; -87.5771
Owned byMetra
Line(s)South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA Buses
Construction
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Rebuilt2006[1]
Electrified1926
Passengers
201873 (average weekday)[2]  34.8%
Rank201 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Stony Island
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric District
South Chicago Branch
 South Shore
toward South Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
South Shore
toward 91st Street
 Electric Suburban
South Chicago Branch
 Stony Island Avenue
toward Randolph Street

Along with Stony Island Avenue station, Bryn Mawr is one of two stations that run along the median of 71st Street. South Shore station is located just southeast of that end of that median. No parking lots are available for this station, but there are bus connections provided by the Chicago Transit Authority.

Bus connections

CTA

  • N5 South Shore Night Bus
  • J14 Jeffery Jump
  • 15 Jeffery Local
  • 71 71st/South Shore

References
  1. Metra Electric Commuter Rail History and Description Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  3. Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric


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