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Mannheim (Metra Station)
Mannheim is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Franklin Park, Illinois that gets services during rush hour as a Request stop, flag stop. The station is away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mannheim is in zone C. As of 2018, Mannheim is the 218th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 35 weekday boardings. The reason this station is named because of Mannheim Road running right next to it. It is the only non-ADA-accessible station on the Milwaukee District West Line. The Tri-State Tollway also runs adjacent to the Mannheim station. As of December 12, 2022, Mannheim is served as a request stop, flag stop by 12 trains (eight inbound, four outbound) on weekdays only. Mannheim station is little more than a wooden shelter, which is smaller than further east. The station lies on the south side of Front Street between Lincoln and Ernst Streets. Parking is available on the north si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannheim Road
Mannheim Road, also known as La Grange Road from Cermak Road to U.S. Route 30 (US 30; Lincoln Highway), is a north–south major street in the near-western suburbs of Chicago. It carries US 12 from Des Plaines to 95th St near Hickory Hills, US 45 between Des Plaines on southwards past Frankfort, Illinois and carries US 20 between Lake Street in Stone Park, Illinois and 95th St. near Hickory Hills. The road is named after a former town called Mannheim that was founded by German farmers in what is now Franklin Park. From Cermak Road on the Westchester–La Grange Park border and points to the south, it is known as La Grange Road. On some small intersections on the part named La Grange Road, the street signs still call the road Mannheim or Manheim. Mannheim Road skirts the eastern edge of O'Hare International Airport; numerous airport hotels and rental car services are located on the street near the airport. One major landmark of Mannheim Road is the Allsta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |