Olympia Fields
Olympia Fields station in March 2017.
General information
Location203rd Street, 2 blocks east of Kedzie Avenue
Olympia Fields, Illinois
Coordinates41°31′14″N 87°41′26″W / 41.520592°N 87.690439°W / 41.520592; -87.690439
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zoneF
History
Opened1856
Electrified1500v DC
Passengers
2018679 (average weekday)[1] Increase 5.6%
Rank77 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
211th Street (Lincoln Highway)
toward University Park
 Metra Electric
Main Line
 Flossmoor
toward Millennium Station
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
211th Street
toward Richton
 Electric Suburban
Main Line
 Flossmoor
toward Randolph Street
Location

Olympia Fields is a station on Metra's Metra Electric Line located in Olympia Fields, Illinois. The station is located on 203rd Street two blocks east of Kedzie Avenue and is adjacent to the Olympia Fields Country Club. Olympia Fields is 26.6 miles (42.8 km) from Millennium Station, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Olympia Fields is located in zone F. As of 2018, Olympia Fields is the 77th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 679 weekday boardings.[1]

The station is on a solid-fill elevated structure and consists of one island platform which serves the Metra Electric Line's two tracks. The right-of-way also carries three Amtrak lines, the City of New Orleans, Illini and Saluki. None of the Amtrak trains stop here. Although the tracks are on an elevated fill, it is only high enough for a pedestrian underpass to the Olympia Fields Country Club. 203rd Street is a dead end street at the station. There is no ticket agent at Olympia Fields, but tickets may be purchased from a vending machine in the waiting room.

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 May 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric Line". Web.me.com. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
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