Healy station

Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois
Healy
Healy station in August 2009.
General information
Location4014 West Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60639
Coordinates41°55′29″N 87°43′41″W / 41.9248°N 87.7280°W / 41.9248; -87.7280
Line(s)C&M Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit CTA Buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Rebuilt2017
Passengers
2018323 (average weekday)[1] Decrease 6.4%
Rank140 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Grayland
toward Fox Lake
 Milwaukee District North Western Avenue
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Grayland
towards Milwaukee
 Chicago – Milwaukee Western Avenue
towards Chicago
Grayland
towards Walworth
 Suburban Service
Track layout
Legend
MD-N north to Fox Lake
Fullerton Ave.
MD-N south to Union Station
Location
Map

Healy is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in the Hermosa community area of Chicago, Illinois. The station is 6.4 miles (10.3 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Healy is in zone 2. As of 2018, Healy is the 140th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 323 weekday boardings.[1] It is just south of the factories of Newly Weds Foods. The station is named after the Lyon & Healy Harps, Inc., a world-renowned harp manufacturer founded in Chicago in 1864 by George W. Lyon and Patrick J. Healy. Now headquartered on Ogden Avenue, the company was located near the station at 4014 West Fullerton Avenue until 1914.[3]

Street-side parking is only available on the north side of West Fullerton Avenue just west of where it runs beneath the tracks. A freight spur exists north of the station.

On May 8, 2017, Metra broke ground on a major renovation of Healy station, including new platforms, heated shelters, improved access for the disabled, and LED lighting. The makeover will cost $7.3 million and is expected to increase ridership given the station's close proximity to the 606 Trail.[4]

As of February 15, 2024, Healy is served by 40 trains (19 inbound, 21 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 53 Pulaski (Owl Service)
  • 74 Fullerton

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 - Milwaukee District/North
  3. ^ "Metra History: Curious Station Names | Metra". metrarail.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10.
  4. ^ Wisniewski, Mary. "Meera starts $7.3 million renovation at station near The 606". Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

External links

  • Metra – Stations – Healy station
  • Fullerton Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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