59th Street
University of Chicago
The platforms of the Metra electric station at 59th Street and University of Chicago.
General information
Location59th & Harper Streets
Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°47′16″N 87°35′20″W / 41.7877°N 87.5888°W / 41.7877; -87.5888
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Electrified1500v DC
Previous namesSouth Park
59th Street–Stony Island
Passengers
2018812 (average weekday)[1] Increase 20.5%
Rank63 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
63rd Street
toward University Park, South Chicago or Blue Island
 Metra Electric 55th–56th–57th Street
toward Millennium Station
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
63rd Street
toward Richton, 91st Street or Blue Island
 Electric Suburban 55th–56th–57th Streets
toward Randolph Street
Location

59th Street/University of Chicago is a railway station that serves the Metra Electric Line in Chicago, Illinois. The station is on 59th street, originally the University of Chicago's southern border, and the Midway Plaisance. Trains run between Millennium Station downtown and University Park, Blue Island, and the Chicago neighborhood of South Chicago. As of 2018, the station is the 63rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 812 weekday boardings.[1] Before the 55th–56th–57th Street station to the immediate north was rebuilt into a major station in 2002, all express trains served 59th Street and the station had a staffed ticket window.

The majority of University of Chicago and Hyde Park traffic is now served by the 55th–56th–57th Street station; only some express trains stop at 59th Street.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 2 Hyde Park Express
  • 6 Jackson Park Express
  • 15 Jeffery Local
  • 28 Stony Island

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 26 May 2019.


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