West Pullman station

West Pullman is a commuter rail station along the Blue Island Branch of the Metra Electric line in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located over Halsted Street halfway between 120th and 122nd Streets, and is 16.68 miles (26.84 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, West Pullman is in zone D.

West Pullman
LocationHalsted Street, South of 120th Street
West Pullman, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.6742°N 87.6429°W / 41.6742; -87.6429
Owned byMetra
Line(s)Blue Island Subdistrict
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Pace Bus
Construction
Structure typeSheltered Platform
ParkingYes
Other information
Fare zoneD
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Stewart Ridge
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric District
Blue Island Branch
 Racine Avenue
toward Blue Island
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Racine Avenue
toward Blue Island
 Electric Suburban
Blue Island Branch
 Stewart Ridge
toward Randolph Street

Although the rest of the Blue Island Branch contains only one track, there are two tracks at West Pullman. The only other station along the branch that has two tracks is the terminus at Blue Island itself. One parking lot exists on the north side of the tracks along the southbound lane of Halsted Street. Due to its close proximity to the outskirts of Chicago, the station provides bus connections from both the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace suburban bus system.

A station typology adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission on October 16, 2014 assigns the West Pullman station a typology of Mixed Residential/Industrial Neighborhood (MRIN). This typology is an area in which the Metra station serves both residential and industrial uses. Like most of the MRIN stations, the does not have access to CTA rail.[2]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 8A South Halsted
  • 108 Halsted/95th

Pace

  • 352 Halsted
  • 359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue

References
  1. Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric
  2. Teska Associates, Inc., Fish Transportation Group, and OKW Architects (October 16, 2014). "City of Chicago & METRA Station Typology Study" (PDF). Chicago: Regional Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 15, 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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