The South Shore Line began stopping at 57th Street on October 16, 1966, at noon.[2] Prior to this, the South Shore Line had stopped at 53rd Street. The switch was made to better serve the University of Chicago and the Museum of Science and Industry.[3]
This station, and the adjacent 53rd Street station, were rebuilt in 2002 with concrete platforms to replace wooden platforms built in the 1920s.[4]
Until November 2014 (when the staffed station closed), this was the only station along the route outside of Downtown Chicago's two main stations that had a staffed ticket office, as many express trains on both lines stop at the station and it is the South Side's main station.
^ abc(PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
^"South Shore Switches Stop to 57th Street". Chicago Tribune. October 16, 1966. p. 2 Section 4.
^"Move Stops 4 Blocks Is Railway Plea". Chicago Tribune. June 12, 1966. p. 2 Section 10.
^"The HP Metra stations and other Metra accommodations and fleet updates; new cars and coffee shops coming". Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
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55th, 56th, 57th, street, station, 55th, 56th, 57th, street, commuter, rail, station, hyde, park, chicago, that, serves, metra, electric, line, north, millennium, station, south, university, park, blue, island, south, chicago, south, shore, line, gary, south, . 55th 56th 57th Street is a commuter rail station in Hyde Park Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park Blue Island and South Chicago and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend Indiana The South Shore Line calls the station 57th Street It is the closest station to the Museum of Science and Industry and also serves the residential neighborhood adjoining the University of Chicago As of 2018 the station is the 39th busiest of Metra s 236 non downtown stations with an average of 1 133 weekday boardings 1 55th 56th 57th StreetAn inbound Metra Electric train of Highliner cars left and an outbound South Shore Line train right meetingGeneral informationLocation55th to 57th Streets at Lake Park AvenueHyde Park Chicago IllinoisCoordinates41 47 36 N 87 35 15 W 41 793354 N 87 587476 W 41 793354 87 587476Line s University Park Sub DistrictPlatforms2 island platformsTracks4ConnectionsCTA BusConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone2 Metra and South Shore HistoryRebuilt2002ElectrifiedOverhead line 1 500 V DCPassengers20181 133 average weekday 1 26 5 Metra Rank39 out of 236 1 ServicesPreceding station Metra Following station59th Street University of Chicagotoward University Park South Chicago or Blue Island Metra Electric 51st 53rd Street Hyde Park toward Millennium StationPreceding station NICTD Following station63rd Streettoward South Bend Airport South Shore Line McCormick Placetoward Millennium StationFormer servicesPreceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station59th Streettoward Richton 91st Street or Blue Island Electric Suburban 53rd Streettoward Randolph StreetTrack layoutLegendME north to Millennium55th St 56th St 57th St ME south to University Park Blue Island and South Chicagosouth to South Bend AirportLocationThe South Shore Line began stopping at 57th Street on October 16 1966 at noon 2 Prior to this the South Shore Line had stopped at 53rd Street The switch was made to better serve the University of Chicago and the Museum of Science and Industry 3 This station and the adjacent 53rd Street station were rebuilt in 2002 with concrete platforms to replace wooden platforms built in the 1920s 4 Until November 2014 when the staffed station closed this was the only station along the route outside of Downtown Chicago s two main stations that had a staffed ticket office as many express trains on both lines stop at the station and it is the South Side s main station Bus connections editCTA 15 Jeffery Local 28 Stony Island 55 Garfield Owl Service 171 University of Chicago Hyde ParkReferences 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 South Shore Switches Stop to 57th Street Chicago Tribune October 16 1966 p 2 Section 4 Move Stops 4 Blocks Is Railway Plea Chicago Tribune June 12 1966 p 2 Section 10 The HP Metra stations and other Metra accommodations and fleet updates new cars and coffee shops coming Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference Retrieved August 15 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to 55th 56th 57th Street train station at Wikimedia Commons Metra Stations 55th 56th 57th Street South Shore Line Stations 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 55th 56th 57th Street station amp oldid 1216858270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
