Cheltenham/79th St.
Cheltenham-79th Street Metra Electric station as seen from northbound Exchange Avenue.
General information
Location79th Street & Exchange Avenue
South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°45′08″N 87°33′10″W / 41.7521°N 87.5527°W / 41.7521; -87.5527
Owned byMetra
Line(s)South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingStreet-side
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Rebuilt2008
Electrified1926 (1500 V DC)
Passengers
201847 (average weekday)[1] Decrease 14.5%
Rank213 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Windsor Park
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric
South Chicago Branch
 83rd Street
toward South Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
83rd Street
toward 91st Street
 Electric Suburban
South Chicago Branch
 Windsor Park
toward Randolph Street
Location

Cheltenham (also known as Cheltenham–79th Street) is a station on the Hyde Park/South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. The station is located along the median of Exchange Avenue, approximately one city block north of East 79th Street, and is 11.49 miles (18.49 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] As of 2018, Cheltenham is the 213th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 47 weekday boardings.[1]

West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 79th Street known as 79th Street (Chatham) along the Main Branch. Street-side parking is available only on Cheltenham Place, which also intersects with 79th Street and Northbound Exchange Avenue. The station was recently renovated in 2008 as part of Metra's redevelopment program for the South Chicago branch.

According to a 2014 study commissioned by the Regional Transportation Authority, the Cheltenham station is an urban neighborhood station. The surrounding area of such stations is predominantly residential with greater density and some commercial near the station.[3]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 79 79th (Owl Service)

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.
  2. ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric
  3. ↑ Teska Associates, Inc., Fish Transportation Group, and OKW Architects (October 16, 2014). "City of Chicago & METRA Station Typology Study" (PDF). Chicago: Regional Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)



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