South Chicago (93rd Street) station

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General information
Location93rd Street near Baltimore Avenue
South Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°43′37″N87°32′52″W / 41.7269°N 87.5478°W / 41.7269; -87.5478
Owned by Metra
Line(s)South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg CTA Bus
Construction
ParkingYes; Vendors
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened2001
Electrified Overhead line,  1,500 V DC
Passengers
2018472 (average weekday) [1] Decrease2.svg 23.7%
Rank101 out of 236 [1]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
87th Street Metra Electric
South Chicago Branch
Terminus
Location
South Chicago (93rd Street) station

South Chicago (93rd Street) station is a Metra Electric Line station on East 93rd St and South Baltimore Avenue (9300 S, 3300 E) in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood. The station provides transport services to Chicago's South Chicago, South Deering, and East Side neighborhoods. The station is located 13.0 miles (20.9 km) southeast of Millennium Station, the line's northern terminus at Randolph/South Water Street in downtown Chicago. As of 2018, South Chicago (93rd Street) is the 101st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 472 weekday boardings. [1]

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The South Chicago Branch, a 4.7-mile (7.6 km) [2] spur line, was built for the Illinois Central Railroad (IC). The IC operated the South Chicago Branch from startup in 1883 until the line was sold, with the rest of Metra Electric, to the public sector in 1987. The line was electrified in 1926. In 2001, Metra built the 93rd Street terminus as a replacement for the 91st Street (South Chicago) terminal. [2] [3]

This station is the only outbound Metra terminus located within the corporate limits of the city of Chicago. It is 6 blocks south of the 87th Street Metra Electric South Chicago Branch station. Travel time to Van Buren/Jackson Street station in Downtown Chicago is about 35 minutes.[ citation needed ]

A station typology adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission on October 16, 2014 assigns the South Chicago 93rd Street station a typology of Local Activity Center. A Local Activity Center is primarily characterized by the Metra station being the central focus of a built-up and identifiable neighborhood. [4]

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