Windsor Park station

Windsor Park station is a station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric District Line. It is located at 75th Street in the median of Exchange Avenue and is 10.88 miles (17.51 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Windsor Park Station is in Zone B. As of 2018, Windsor Park is the 202nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 68 weekday boardings.[1]

Windsor Park
Windsor Park Metra Station
Location75th Street & Exchange Avenue
South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.7585°N 87.5595°W / 41.7585; -87.5595
Owned byMetra
Line(s)South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA Buses
Construction
ParkingStreet-side
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Rebuilt2008
Electrified1926 (1500 V DC)
Passengers
201868 (average weekday)[1] 28.4%
Rank202 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
South Shore Metra Electric District
South Chicago Branch
Cheltenham
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
79th Street Electric Suburban
South Chicago Branch
South Shore

Part of 75th Street-Windsor Park station's name is also shared with another 75th Street Metra Electric station at Grand Crossing on the main branch. Parking is available along northbound Exchange Avenue between 75th Place and 75th Street and along both sides of Saginaw Avenue, south of southbound Exchange Avenue. The station was recently renovated in 2008.

Bus connections

CTA

  • N5 South Shore Night Bus
  • 71 71st/South Shore
  • 75 74th/75th

References


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