State Street station (Illinois)

State Street is the first 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 State Street, South of 120th Place (though in reality runs along the median of 121st Street), and is 15.60 miles (25.11 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, State Street is in zone D. As of 2018, State Street is the 214th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 41 weekday boardings.[1]

State Street
LocationState Street, South of 120th Place
West Pullman, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.6744°N 87.6216°W / 41.6744; -87.6216
Owned byMetra
Line(s)Blue Island Subdistrict
Platforms1 Side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Pace Bus
Other information
Fare zoneD
Electrified1926
Passengers
201841 (average weekday)[1]  36.7%
Rank214 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Kensington/115th Street
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric District
Blue Island Branch
 Stewart Ridge
toward Blue Island
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Stewart Ridge
toward Blue Island
 Electric Suburban
Blue Island Branch
 115th Street
toward Randolph Street

A station typology adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission on October 16, 2014 assigns the State Street typology of Low Density Neighborhood. The station is surrounded primarily by residential uses. Most riders walk or bike to the station. There is no commuter parking lot for this station, but there is still parking near the station.[3]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 34 South Michigan (Owl Service)

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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