Chicago Ridge station

Commuter rail station in Chicago Ridge, Illinois
Chicago Ridge
Chicago Ridge station in September 2016.
General information
Location103rd Street & Ridgeland
Chicago Ridge, Illinois
Coordinates41°42′12″N 87°46′49″W / 41.7034°N 87.7803°W / 41.7034; -87.7803
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsPace Buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1991[citation needed]
Passengers
2018372 (average weekday)[1] Increase 9.7%
Rank127 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Worth
toward Manhattan
 SouthWest Service Oak Lawn
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Wabash Railroad Following station
Worth
toward Kansas City
 Main Line Oak Lawn
toward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
SWS to Union Station
 
Birmingham St.
Ridgeland Ave.
 
SWS to Manhattan
Location
Map

Chicago Ridge is a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. The station is 16.6 miles (26.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Chicago Ridge is in zone 3. As of 2018, Chicago Ridge is the 127th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 372 weekday boardings.[1]

As of February 15, 2024, Chicago Ridge is served by 28 trains (14 in each direction) on weekdays. Saturday service is currently suspended.

The station is located just north of the Village Hall and Police Station on Ridgeland Avenue between Washington Avenue and 105th Street, and west of the B&OCT/IHB Railroad's crossing at grade and the Stony Creek Golf Course. Parking is available not only at the station, but behind the Police Station, along Birmingham Street, Oxford Avenue, and north of the tracks at the corner of Ridgeland Avenue and 103rd Street.

Bus connections

"Route 384 – Narragansett - Ridgeland". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References

  1. ^ a b c "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 - SouthWest Service

External links

  • Metra – Stations – Chicago Ridge
  • Station from Ridgeland Avenue from Google Maps Street View
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