87th Street station
87th Street station is a station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line on the southeast side of Chicago, United States. The station is located at 87th Street, two block East of Commercial Avenue, and is 12.51 miles (20.13 km) away from the northern terminus, Millennium Station.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 87th Street is in zone B.
87th Street Metra Electric station from the alley north of the East 87th Street grade crossing. | |||||||||||||
Location | 87th Street, east of Commercial Avenue South Chicago, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.7379°N 87.5482°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | South Chicago Subdistrict | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | CTA Bus | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Closed-sheltered platform | ||||||||||||
Parking | Yes; street-side | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | B | ||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Though Metra gives the address for the station as being at 87th Street east of Commercial Avenue, it is actually closer to South Baltimore Avenue. The tracks run along the east side of a one-lane alley behind South Baltimore Avenue, which spans only from 86th Street to 87th Street.
West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 87th Street known as 87th Street (Woodruff) along the Main Branch. Parking is available at this station, but only street-side along 87th Street, on the south side between Houston and Burley Avenues, and on the north side between the tracks and Baltimore Avenue.
Bus connections
- 87 87th