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State Street station (Illinois)

Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

State Street is the first station along the Blue Island Branch of the Metra Electric line in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

LocationState Street, South of 120th Place
West Pullman, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.6744°N 87.6216°W / 41.6744; -87.6216
Owned byMetra
LineBlue Island Subdistrict
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State Street
Metra Electric Blue Island branch
General information
LocationState Street, South of 120th Place
West Pullman, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.6744°N 87.6216°W / 41.6744; -87.6216
Owned byMetra
LineBlue Island Subdistrict
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Pace Bus
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Electrified1926[1]
Passengers
201841 (average weekday)[2]Increase 36.7%
Rank214 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Stewart Ridge Metra Electric
Blue Island Branch
115th Street/​Kensington
toward Millennium
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Stewart Ridge Electric Suburban
Blue Island Branch
115th Street
Location
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Geography

The station is officially located at State Street, South of 120th Place (though in reality runs along the median of 121st Street), and is 15.6 miles (25.1 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, State Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, State Street is the 214th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 41 weekday boardings.[2]

A station typology adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission on October 16, 2014, assigns the State Street typology of Low Density Neighborhood. The station is surrounded primarily by residential uses. Most riders walk or bike to the station. There is no commuter parking lot for this station, but there is still parking near the station.[4]

Bus connections

CTA

  •  34  South Michigan (Owl Service)

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