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Matteson Station
Matteson is one of two commuter rail stations along the Main Branch of the Metra Electric line which serve Matteson, Illinois. It is located at 215th and Main Streets, and is away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Matteson station is in zone F. , Matteson is the 86th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 591 weekday boardings. Matteson station was the terminus of the Illinois Central Railroad, IC Electric line until 1946, when it was extended to , in order to bring the cars closer to the south end of the "IC Electric" coach storage yard. Originally built in 1863, and rebuilt in 1912, it was the southernmost station to be built before the line was electrified in 1926. Matteson is built on elevated tracks near the embankment of a bridge over Front Street. This bridge also carries the Amtrak line that runs parallel to it, carrying the ''City of New Orleans (train), City of New Orleans'', ''Illini (Amtrak), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteson, IL
Matteson () is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,073 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Chicago. History The area encompassed by modern Matteson was settled in the late 1800s, primarily by people of German descent. Platted in 1855, Matteson had nearly 500 residents when it incorporated as a village in 1889. The village's namesake is Joel Aldrich Matteson, who served as Illinois' tenth governor from 1853 to 1857. The 20th century saw improvements in plumbing, the electrification of the Illinois Central Railroad, and the construction of today's school district, resulting in significant population growth to more than 3,000 residents by the end of the 1960s. By 2000, Matteson was home to Lincoln Mall (opened 1973) and annexed 195 acres of land for the village. Today, Matteson is home to nearly 20,000 residents, hundreds of businesses, and the close proximity of two major hospitals, Matteson offer the best of suburban living. Matteson features a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |