Chicago Ridge is a station on

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Chicago Ridge, Illinois Chicago Ridge is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,433. History Chicago Ridge takes its name from ridges left behind when trainloads of dirt were brought out by the Wabash Railroad duri ...

. The station is away from

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, the northern terminus of the line.Metra Railfan Tips - SouthWest Service
/ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Chicago Ridge is in zone D. As of 2018, Chicago Ridge is the 127th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 372 weekday boardings. As of January 16, 2023, Chicago Ridge is served by 28 trains (14 in each direction) on weekdays. Saturday service is currently suspended. The station is located just north of the Village Hall and Police Station on Ridgeland Avenue between Washington Avenue and 105th Street, and west of the B&OCT/IHB Railroad's crossing at grade and the Stony Creek Golf Course. Parking is available not only at the station, but behind the Police Station, along Birmingham Street, Oxford Avenue, and north of the tracks at the corner of Ridgeland Avenue and 103rd Street.

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Station from Ridgeland Avenue from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Illinois Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1991 Former Wabash Railroad stations {{Illinois-railstation-stub