Ashland Avenue is a

commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are con ...

station along the Blue Island Branch of the

Metra Electric The Metra Electric District is an electrified commuter rail line owned and operated by Metra which connects Millennium Station (formerly Randolph Street Station), in downtown Chicago, with the city's southern suburbs. As of 2018, it is the fifth ...

line in

Calumet Park, Illinois Calumet Park (formerly DeYoung) is a village in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 7,025 at the 2020 census. On May 13, 2010, Mayor Joseph DuPar and the Village Board approved renaming 127th Street as Obama Drive, in honor of the 44th Pre ...

. The station is located on Ashland Avenue near 124th Street, and is away from the northern terminus at

Millennium Station Millennium Station (formerly Randolph Street Terminal; sometimes called Randolph Street station or Randolph/South Water Street station) is a major commuter rail terminal in the Loop (downtown), Chicago. It is the northern terminus of the Metra ...

. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Ashland Avenue is in zone C. , Ashland Avenue is the 190th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 97 weekday boardings. Parking is available across from the station south of the 123rd Street bridge over

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. Street-side parking is also available on the northwest and southwest corners of Ashland Avenue and 124th Street. No bus connections are available at this station.

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Station from Ashland Avenue from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Illinois Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois {{Illinois-railstation-stub