Racine Avenue station

Racine Avenue is a commuter rail station along the Blue Island Branch of the Metra Electric line in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is officially located at Racine Avenue, South of 120th Street, and is 17.04 miles (27.42 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Racine Avenue is in zone D. As of 2018, Racine Avenue is the 221st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 28 weekday boardings.[1]

Racine Avenue
LocationRacine Avenue, South of 120th Street
West Pullman, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.6741°N 87.6520°W / 41.6741; -87.6520
Owned byMetra
Line(s)Blue Island Subdistrict
Platforms1 Side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeOpen-Sheltered Platform
ParkingYes
Other information
Fare zoneD
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
201828 (average weekday)[1]  9.7%
Rank221 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
West Pullman
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric District
Blue Island Branch
 Ashland Avenue
toward Blue Island
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Ashland Avenue
toward Blue Island
 Electric Suburban
Blue Island Branch
 West Pullman
toward Randolph Street

Racine Avenue is the last station along the Blue Island Branch within the Chicago city limits. Parking is available exclusively along 121st Street between South Elizabeth and South Racine Avenues. No bus connections are available at this station.

A station typology adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission on October 16, 2014 assigns the Racine Avenue station a typology of Mixed Residential/Industrial Neighborhood (MRIN). This typology is an area in which the Metra station serves both residential and industrial uses. Like most of the MRIN stations, the does not have access to CTA rail.[3]

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. Teska Associates, Inc., Fish Transportation Group, and OKW Architects (October 16, 2014). "City of Chicago & METRA Station Typology Study" (PDF). Chicago: Regional Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 15, 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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