Mannheim
Mannheim station in September 2016. Mannheim Road is in the background.
General information
LocationFront Street and Lincoln Street
Franklin Park, Illinois
Coordinates41°56′30″N 87°53′00″W / 41.9416°N 87.8833°W / 41.9416; -87.8833
Owned byCPKC Limited
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Buses
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zoneC
History
Opened1873
Passengers
201835 (average weekday)[1] Increase 12.9%
Rank218 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Bensenville
toward Big Timber Road
 Milwaukee District West Franklin Park
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Bensenville
towards Elgin
 Suburban Service
West Line
 Franklin Park
towards Chicago
Location

Mannheim is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Franklin Park, Illinois that gets services during rush hour as a flag stop. The station is 14.0 miles (22.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mannheim is in zone C. As of 2018, Mannheim is the 218th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 35 weekday boardings.[1] The reason this station is named because of Mannheim Road running right next to it. It is the only non-ADA-accessible station on the Milwaukee District West Line. The Tri-State Tollway also runs adjacent to the Mannheim station.

As of December 12, 2022, Mannheim is served as a flag stop by 12 trains (eight inbound, four outbound) on weekdays only.

Mannheim station is little more than a wooden shelter, which is smaller than Hanson Park further east. The station lies on the south side of Front Street between Lincoln and Ernst Streets. Parking is available on the north side of Front Street along the same block. It is just east of the large Canadian Pacific Bensenville Yard, which sits to the south of O'Hare International Airport.

This station originally served as a milk stop for the village of Mannheim, Illinois. Mannheim was founded in the 1870s when the railroad was built through the area and was later annexed into Franklin Park.[3]

Bus connections

Pace

  • "Route 319 – Grand Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  • "Route 330 – Mannheim/LaGrange Roads". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References

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