Manhattan station

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Manhattan
Manhattan Station - September 2016.jpg
Manhattan station in September 2016.
General information
Location15601 West Sweedler Road
Manhattan, Illinois
Coordinates 41°25′07″N87°59′20″W / 41.4186°N 87.9890°W / 41.4186; -87.9890
Owned byMetra
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1880 (Wabash)
January 30, 2006 (Metra)
Closed1962 (Wabash)
Passengers
201819 (average weekday) [1] Decrease2.svg 13.6%
Rank228 out of 236 [1]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
Terminus SouthWest Service Laraway Road
Former services
Preceding station Wabash Railroad Following station
Symerton
toward Kansas City
Main Line Brisbane
toward Chicago
Location
Manhattan station

Manhattan is a commuter railroad station on Metra's SouthWest Service located in the town of Manhattan, Illinois. The station is the southern terminus of the line. The Manhattan station opened on January 30, 2006, [2] as part of a southern extension of the SouthWest Service. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Manhattan is in zone 4 and is located 40.3 miles (64.9 km) from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. [3] It is the southernmost station of the entire Metra system. As of 2018, Manhattan is the 227th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 19 weekday boardings. The station's rank is tied with the neighboring Laraway Road station. [1]

Contents

As of February 15, 2024, Manhattan is served by 10 trains (five in each direction) on weekdays. Three of the outbound trains that stop at the station make a flag stop to discharge all remaining passengers. All trains that serve Manhattan originate or terminate here. Saturday service is currently suspended.

Manhattan station consists of a station house and one platform serving a single track; the SouthWest Service operates on only one track from Orland Park 143rd Street southward.

Station layout

The Manhattan station consists of a single track and a single platform. The platform has an enclosed shelter that is open 24/7 but has no staffed ticket window. The single track is long enough to accommodate out-of-service trains, but due to the station's low train volume, most trains simply arrive and depart. One freight train, the Norfolk Southern Manhattan Local, runs on the track that splits off from the Manhattan station to the Manhattan Oil Refinery.

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