Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak Avenue near Lincoln 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 ...
.
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/ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Burr Oak is in zone 2. , Burr Oak is the 193rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 89 weekday boardings.
Bus connections
Pace
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* 359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue
References
External links
Station from Burr Oak Avenue (127th Street) from Google Maps Street ViewStation from Winchester Avenue from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Illinois
Blue Island, Illinois
Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois
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