Kedzie is a

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commuter

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station in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the

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. It is served by the

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. The station is at North Kedzie Avenue and West Carroll Avenue in an industrial and low-income residential neighborhood. The

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Kedzie station is on West Lake Street, about three blocks to the south. The

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is nearby, and Westinghouse High School is just north of the station. The Union Pacific's California Avenue yard, where Metra coaches for the Union Pacific lines are stored during the day, is just to the east. As of February 16, 2024, Kedzie is served by 35 trains (18 inbound and 17 outbound) on weekdays. No passenger trains stop at Kedzie station on weekends or holidays. , Kedzie is the 214th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 41 weekday boardings.

Bus and rail connections

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* Kedzie CTA Buses * 52 Kedzie

References

External links

Metra - KedzieKedzie Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{Metra stations navbox Metra stations in Chicago Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1947 Union Pacific West Line