South Shore station is an electrified

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station along the South Chicago Branch of the

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, in the South Shore neighborhood of

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. Metra gives the official located at 71st Street near Yates Boulevard and South Shore Drive (

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), however the station is actually located on nearby Exchange Avenue, and is away from the northern terminus at

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/ref> In Metra's fare-based system, South Shore Station is in zone 2. , South Shore is the 180th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 121 weekday boardings. Along with

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and

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stations, South Shore Station is one of three that run along the median of Exchange Avenue, just southeast of 71st Street, which contains

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and Bryn Mawr stations. Limited side-street parking is available for this station along 72nd Street between Exchange Avenue and Yates Boulevard. Bus connections are provided by the

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Bus connections

CTA * 6 Jackson Park Express * 26 South Shore Express * 71 71st/South Shore

References

External links

Yates Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View72nd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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