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.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mannheim is in zone C. As of 2018, Mannheim is the 218th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 35 weekday boardings.[1] 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
The Mannheim station in September 2016. Mannheim Road is in the background.
Location	Front Street and Lincoln Street Franklin Park, Illinois
Coordinates	41.9416°N 87.8833°W / 41.9416; -87.8833
Owned by	Canadian Pacific Railway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	1873
Passengers
2018	35 (average weekday)[1]  12.9%
Rank	218 out of 236[1]
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 later annexed into Franklin Park.[3]