Riverdale station (Illinois)

Riverdale is one of two commuter rail stations on the Metra Electric main branch in Riverdale, Illinois, a village just southwest of the adjacent Riverdale neighborhood of Chicago. The station is located at 137th Street and Illinois Street, and is 17.33 miles (27.89 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Rivedale is in zone D.

137th Street
Riverdale
Location137th & Illinois Streets
Riverdale, Illinois
Coordinates41.6465°N 87.6234°W / 41.6465; -87.6234
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Pace Buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
Other information
Fare zoneD
Electrified1926
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Kensington/115th Street
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric District
Main Line
 Ivanhoe
toward University Park
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Ivanhoe
toward Richton
 Electric Suburban
Main Line
 130th Street
toward Randolph Street

Riverdale is the first station south of Kensington-115th Street, where the Blue Island Branch and the South Shore Line split from the right of way. It is built on a bridge embankment south of 137th Street, which also carries Amtrak's City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki trains. A wrought-iron fence exists between the sidewalk and the street below the station, and bridges are available beneath the tracks for 137th and 138th Streets. Parking is primarily available along Illinois Street and the railroad tracks between 137th and 139th Streets, but street-side parking can also be found on the opposite side of Illinois Street between 137th Street and 137th Place, and along 137th Street west of the railroad bridge.

Bus connections

Pace

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References
  1. Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric
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