Mannheim station (Illinois)

Mannheim is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/West in Franklin Park, Illinois that gets services during rush hour. The station is 14.0 miles (22.5 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mannheim is in zone C. The reason this station is named because of Mannheim Road running right next to it. It is the only non-ADA-accessible station on the Milwaukee District West Line. Mannheim station is older than Dearborn Station, Chicago's oldest train station still in use.[2]

Mannheim
The Mannheim station in September 2016. Mannheim Road is in the background.
LocationFront Street and Lincoln Street
Franklin Park, Illinois
Coordinates41.9416°N 87.8833°W / 41.9416; -87.8833
Owned byCanadian Pacific Railway
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Pace Buses
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
Fare zoneC
History
Opened1873
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Bensenville
toward Big Timber Road
 Milwaukee District / West Franklin Park
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Bensenville
towards Elgin
 Suburban Service
West Line
 Franklin Park
towards Chicago

Mannheim Station is little more than a wooden shelter, which is smaller than Hanson Park station further east. The station lies on the south side of Front Street between Lincoln and Ernst Streets. Parking is available on the north side of Front Street along the same block. It is just east of the large Canadian Pacific Bensenville Yard, which simply sits to the south of O'Hare International Airport.

This station originally served as a milk stop for the village of Mannheim, Illinois. Mannheim was founded in the 1870s when the railroad was built through the area and was annexed into Franklin Park in the 1890s.

Bus connections

Pace

  • "Route 319 – Grand Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  • "Route 330 – Mannheim/LaGrange Roads". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References
  1. Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
  2. "Chicago's Passenger Railroad Stations of the 20th Century". WanderWisdom. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
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