Van Buren Street station

Van Buren Street station is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago neighborhood; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana.

Van Buren Street
Location132 East Van Buren Street
Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60604
Coordinates(400 S/100 E)
41.877326°N 87.622844°W / 41.877326; -87.622844
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks4
Connections CTA Bus
Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneA (Metra)
1 (South Shore)
History
Rebuilt1896
Traffic
Passengers10,000 daily (Metra)[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Millennium Station
Terminus
 Metra Electric District Museum Campus/11th Street
toward University Park, South Chicago or Blue Island
Preceding station NICTD Following station
Millennium Station
Terminus
 South Shore Line Museum Campus/11th Street
toward South Bend Airport
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Roosevelt Road
toward Richton, 91st Street or Blue Island
 Electric Suburban Randolph Street
Terminus
Roosevelt Road
toward Addison
 West Suburban

The station has three tracks, with one side and one island platform. During the morning rush hour, platform 1 serves all outbound trains. Platform 2 serves local trains arriving from South Chicago, and trains from Blue Island. Platform 3 serves trains from the University Park mainline, which are usually expresses. During the off-peak hours and evening rush hour, Platform 1 serves express trains serving the University Park mainline. Platform 2 serves local trains headed for South Chicago, and trains headed for Blue Island. Platform 3 serves all inbound trains. In addition, South Shore Line trains from Millennium Station use platform 1, while trains to Millennium Station use platform 3, regardless of the time of day.

One of the station's entrances is a replica of an Hector Guimard-designed, Art Nouveau-style Paris Métro entrance. The entrance was given to Chicago as a gift by the city of Paris in 2001.[2]

Bus connections

CTA Buses

  • 1 Bronzeville/Union Station
  • 3 King Drive
  • 4 Cottage Grove (Owl Service)
  • 6 Jackson Park Express
  • 7 Harrison
  • J14 Jeffery Jump
  • 26 South Shore Express
  • 126 Jackson
  • 130 Museum Campus (Summer Service Only)
  • 147 Outer Drive Express
  • 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
  • 151 Sheridan
  • South Shore Train approaching from Millenium Station
  • Interior of the Van Buren Street station
  • Metra train approaching from Kensington and points south
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References
  1. "Metra:Van Buren Street Station". Archived from the original on 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  2. "Paris Gives Chicago touch of Belle Epoque," Chicago Sun-Times, May 13, 2001 (retrieved 23 December 2006)
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