51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park) station

51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park) is a commuter rail station within the City of Chicago serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago. The station location, one of the oldest in the United States, has been in continuous use by commuters since 1856.

51st, 53rd St./Hyde Park
At Lake Park Avenue
Hyde Park/51st–53rd Street station
Location53rd Street at Lake Park Avenue
Hyde Park, Chicago, IL
Coordinates41.8010°N 87.5872°W / 41.8010; -87.5872
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms2 island platforms (formerly 3)
Tracks4
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Rebuilt2002
Previous namesMadison Park
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
47th Street (Kenwood)
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric District 55th–56th–57th Street
toward University Park, South Chicago or Blue Island
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
55th–56th–57th Streets
toward New Orleans
 Main Line 43rd Street
toward Chicago
91st Street
toward Richton, 91st Street or Blue Island
 Electric Suburban 47th Street
toward Randolph Street
Preceding station Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Following station
McCormick Place
toward Randolph Street
 South Shore Line 63rd Street
toward South Bend

During peak commute hours, many express trains stop at this station. At off-peak hours, it is served mainly by local trains. Station entrances are located at E. Hyde Park Boulevard (5100 S.)/Lake Park Avenue and at 53rd Street/Lake Park Avenue. The station is located near Kenwood Academy High School and the 53rd Street commercial district.

The East Hyde Park Boulevard (51st Street) viaduct was once the site of a graffiti mural, painted by non-profit youth organization Higher Gliffs with Metra's permission. In September, 2006, the murals were whitewashed, possibly by mistake.[1]

The station was served by Illinois Central Railroad intercity-trains from Chicago to points south at an island platform on the two track non-electrified east of the electrified tracks.[2] Amtrak's City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki still pass by the station without stopping. Prior to October 16, 1966, the South Shore Line also stopped at this station. On that date trains ceased calling at 53rd and instead began stopping at 57th Street,[3] the next station south.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 2 Hyde Park Express
  • 6 Jackson Park Express
  • 15 Jeffery Local
  • 28 Stony Island
  • 171 University of Chicago/Hyde Park
  • 172 University of Chicago/Kenwood
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See also

References
  1. "City destroys local murals". Hyde Park Herald. September 20, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  2. Illinois Central Schedule June 1942.
  3. "South Shore Switches Stop to 57th Street". Chicago Tribune. October 16, 1966. p. 2 Section 4.


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