27th Street station

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27th Street station in November 2024
General information
Location27th Street, East of Ellis Avenue
Douglas, Chicago, IL
Coordinates 41°50′46″N87°36′51″W / 41.84602°N 87.61412°W / 41.84602; -87.61412
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks4
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Electrified Overhead line,  1,500 V DC
Passengers
201812 (average weekday) [1] Decrease2.svg 60%
Rank233 out of 236 [1]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
47th Street (Kenwood) Metra Electric McCormick Place
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
31st Street Electric Suburban 23rd Street
Location
27th Street station

27th Street station is a commuter rail station in the Douglas neighborhood of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago. As of 2018, 27th Street is Metra's least-used station, with an average of 12 weekday boardings. [1] 27th Street is a flag stop; trains will not stop unless a passenger is waiting on the platform or a passenger notifies a conductor.

Contents

The station was originally built by the Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR). It directly served Michael Reese Hospital until the hospital closed in 2008. It was the site of Chicago's worst rail disaster, the 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash.

Connections

CTA buses

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2019.