Gresham station
Gresham is a station on the Rock Island District Metra line, which runs between Joliet, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois at the LaSalle Street Station. It is in Zone B according to Metra fee schedules based on its 9.8 miles (15.8 km) distance from downtown Chicago.[2] As of 2018, Gresham is the 142nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 313 weekday boardings.[1] It is in the community area of Auburn Gresham, on the south side of Chicago. The Rock Island service splits here; most trains travel west over the Suburban Line (via Brainerd), while some rush-hour trains head due south for Blue Island (via Longwood). The SouthEast Service will also use this station.[3]
![]() Gresham station platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 820 West 87th Street Gresham, Chicago, Illinois 60620 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.7372°N 87.6444°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Joliet Subdistrict | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | CTA Buses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 313 (average weekday)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 142 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gresham Station is built on an embankment between bridges over West 87th Street and Vincennes Avenue. Parking is mainly street-side, and there are parking lots on the corner of Vincennes Avenue and Halsted Street, and on Genoa Avenue between 88th and 87th Street.
References
- "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District
- Metra Connects: Proposed SouthEastService Archived 2015-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Metra – Stations – Gresham station
- 87th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 86th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
