South Shore station

South Shore station is an electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. Metra gives the official located at 71st Street near Yates Boulevard and South Shore Drive (U.S. Route 41), however the station is actually located on nearby Exchange Avenue, and is 10.28 miles (16.54 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.[2] In Metra's fare-based system, South Shore Station is in zone B. As of 2018, South Shore is the 180th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 121 weekday boardings.[1]

This article is about the station in Chicago. For other uses, see South Shore station (disambiguation).
South Shore
Location71st Street near Yates Boulevard & US 41 (South Shore Drive)
South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.7655°N 87.5659°W / 41.7655; -87.5659
Owned byMetra
Line(s)South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Construction
ParkingStreet-side
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Rebuilt1999
Electrified1926
Passengers
2018121 (average weekday)[1]  33.5%
Rank180 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Bryn Mawr
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric District
South Chicago Branch
 Windsor Park
toward South Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Windsor Park
toward 91st Street
 Electric Suburban
South Chicago Branch
 Bryn Mawr
toward Randolph Street

Along with Windsor Park and Cheltenham stations, South Shore Station is one of three that run along the median of Exchange Avenue, just southeast of 71st Street, which contains Stony Island Avenue and Bryn Mawr stations. Limited side-street parking is available for this station along 72nd Street between Exchange Avenue and Yates Boulevard. Bus connections are provided by the Chicago Transit Authority.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 6 Jackson Park Express
  • 26 South Shore Express
  • 71 71st/South Shore

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


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