51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park) is a commuter rail station within the City of Chicago serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago. As of 2018, the station is the 78th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 671 weekday boardings.[1] The station location, one of the oldest in the United States, has been in continuous use by commuters since 1856.
During peak commute hours, many express trains stop at this station. At off-peak hours, it is served mainly by local trains. Station entrances are located at E. Hyde Park Boulevard (5100 S.)/Lake Park Avenue and at 53rd Street/Lake Park Avenue. The station is located near Kenwood Academy High School, the 53rd Street commercial district, and the Regents Park apartment complex.
The East Hyde Park Boulevard (51st Street) viaduct was once the site of a graffiti mural, painted by non-profit youth organization Higher Gliffs with Metra's permission. In September 2006, the murals were whitewashed, possibly by mistake.[2]
The station was served by Illinois Central Railroad intercity-trains from Chicago to points south at an island platform on the two non-electrified tracks east of the electrified tracks.[3]Amtrak's City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki still pass by the station without stopping. Prior to October 16, 1966, the South Shore Line also stopped at this station. On that date trains ceased calling at 53rd and instead began stopping at 57th Street,[4] the next station south.
51st, 53rd, street, hyde, park, station, 51st, 53rd, street, hyde, park, commuter, rail, station, within, city, chicago, serves, metra, electric, line, north, millennium, station, south, university, park, blue, island, south, chicago, 2018, station, 78th, busi. 51st 53rd Street Hyde Park is a commuter rail station within the City of Chicago serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park Blue Island and South Chicago As of 2018 the station is the 78th busiest of Metra s 236 non downtown stations with an average of 671 weekday boardings 1 The station location one of the oldest in the United States has been in continuous use by commuters since 1856 51st 53rd St Hyde ParkAt Lake Park AvenueHyde Park 51st 53rd Street stationGeneral informationLocation53rd Street at Lake Park AvenueHyde Park Chicago ILCoordinates41 48 04 N 87 35 14 W 41 8010 N 87 5872 W 41 8010 87 5872Owned byMetraLine s University Park Sub DistrictPlatforms2 island platforms formerly 3 citation needed Tracks4ConnectionsCTA BusConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone2HistoryRebuilt2002ElectrifiedOverhead line 1 500 V DCPrevious namesMadison ParkPassengers2018671 average weekday 1 4 5 Rank78 out of 236 1 ServicesPreceding station Metra Following station55th 56th 57th Streettoward University Park South Chicago or Blue Island Metra Electric 47th Street Kenwood toward Millennium StationFormer servicesPreceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station55th 56th 57th Streetstoward New Orleans Main Line 43rd Streettoward Chicago91st Streettoward Richton 91st Street or Blue Island Electric Suburban 47th Streettoward Randolph StreetPreceding station Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Following stationMcCormick Placetoward Randolph Street South Shore Line 63rd Streettoward South BendTrack layoutLegendME north to MillenniumHyde Park Blvd 51st St 53rd St ME south to University Park Blue Island and South ChicagoLocationDuring peak commute hours many express trains stop at this station At off peak hours it is served mainly by local trains Station entrances are located at E Hyde Park Boulevard 5100 S Lake Park Avenue and at 53rd Street Lake Park Avenue The station is located near Kenwood Academy High School the 53rd Street commercial district and the Regents Park apartment complex The East Hyde Park Boulevard 51st Street viaduct was once the site of a graffiti mural painted by non profit youth organization Higher Gliffs with Metra s permission In September 2006 the murals were whitewashed possibly by mistake 2 The station was served by Illinois Central Railroad intercity trains from Chicago to points south at an island platform on the two non electrified tracks east of the electrified tracks 3 Amtrak s City of New Orleans Illini and Saluki still pass by the station without stopping Prior to October 16 1966 the South Shore Line also stopped at this station On that date trains ceased calling at 53rd and instead began stopping at 57th Street 4 the next station south Contents 1 Bus connections 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBus connections editCTA 2 Hyde Park Express 6 Jackson Park Express 15 Jeffery Local 28 Stony Island 171 University of Chicago Hyde Park 172 University of Chicago KenwoodSee also editPaul CornellReferences edit a b c Commuter Rail System Station Boarding Alighting Count Summary Results Fall 2018 PDF Metra April 2019 Archived from the original PDF on 26 May 2019 City destroys local murals Hyde Park Herald September 20 2006 Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Illinois Central Schedule June 1942 South Shore Switches Stop to 57th Street Chicago Tribune October 16 1966 p 2 Section 4 External links edit nbsp Media related to Hyde Park 53rd Street Metra at Wikimedia Commons Metra Stations 51st 53rd Street Hyde Park Hyde Park Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View nbsp This article related to a train station in Chicago is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 51st 53rd Street Hyde Park station amp oldid 1216858431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
