83rd Street (Avalon Park) station

83rd Street (Avalon Park) is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in Chicago, Illinois. The station is located over 83rd Street near Ellis Avenue and is 10.38 miles (16.70 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] Despite the name of the station, it is actually located in Chatham, not the Avalon Park neighborhood for which it is named; however, it is only a short distance from Avalon Park. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 83rd Street-Avalon Park Station is in zone C. As of 2018, the station is the 209th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 56 weekday boardings. The station's rank is tied with the neighboring 87th Street (Woodruff) station.[1]

83rd Street
Avalon Park
Location83rd Street near Ellis Avenue
Chatham, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.7446°N 87.5986°W / 41.7446; -87.5986
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks4
Construction
ParkingStreet-side
Other information
Fare zoneC
History
Opened1926
Electrified1926
Passengers
201856 (average weekday)[1] 40%
Rank209 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
79th Street (Chatham) Metra Electric District
Main Line & Blue Island Branch
87th Street (Woodruff)
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
87th Street Electric Suburban
Main Line & Blue Island Branch
79th Street

Like much of the main branch of the Metra Electric line, 83rd Street-Avalon Park is built on elevated tracks near the embankment of a bridge over 83rd Street. This bridge also carries an Amtrak line (owned by Canadian National Railway) that runs parallel to it, carrying the City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki trains. The former Nickel Plate Railroad ran just east of the Metra tracks. It also had a station stop at 83rd Street.[3] The Nickel Plate right-of-way now is overgrown with trees.

There is another 83rd Street station on the South Chicago Branch. Side-street parking is available on 83rd Street between the tracks and Woodlawn Avenue. Currently, no bus connections are available.

References

  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. "Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric".(registration required)
  3. Welsh, Joseph (2002). Passenger Trains of Yesteryear Chicago Eastbound. Kalmbach Publishing Company. p. 10.
The former Nickel Plate Road bridge over 83rd Street, a station was located here.


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