Racine Avenue station

Racine Avenue is a commuter rail station along the Blue Island Branch of the Metra Electric line in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is officially located at Racine Avenue, South of 120th Street, and is 17.04 miles (27.42 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Racine Avenue is in zone D. As of 2018, Racine Avenue is the 221st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 28 weekday boardings.[1]

Racine Avenue
Location	Racine Avenue, South of 120th Street West Pullman, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41.6741°N 87.6520°W / 41.6741; -87.6520
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Blue Island Subdistrict
Platforms	1 Side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Open-Sheltered Platform
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	D
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2018	28 (average weekday)[1]  9.7%
Rank	221 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station West Pullman toward Millennium Station Metra Electric District Blue Island Branch Ashland Avenue toward Blue Island
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Ashland Avenue toward Blue Island Electric Suburban Blue Island Branch West Pullman toward Randolph Street

Racine Avenue is the last station along the Blue Island Branch within the Chicago city limits. Parking is available exclusively along 121st Street between South Elizabeth and South Racine Avenues. No bus connections are available at this station.

A station typology adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission on October 16, 2014 assigns the Racine Avenue 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.[3]