South Chicago (93rd Street) station is a

Metra Electric Line 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 ...

station on East 93rd St and South Baltimore Avenue (9300 S, 3300 E) in

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South Chicago South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown. ...

neighborhood. The station provides transport services to Chicago's

, South Deering,

Hegewisch Hegewisch (pronounced "heg-wish" by the locals) is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's far south side. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Riverdale and South Deering to the west, the East Side to the ...

, and East Side neighborhoods. The station is located southeast of

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 ...

, the line's northern terminus at Randolph/South Water Street in downtown Chicago. , South Chicago (93rd Street) is the 101st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 472 weekday boardings. The South Chicago Branch, a spur line, was built for the

Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A line also co ...

(IC). The IC operated the South Chicago Branch from startup in 1883 until the line was sold, with the rest of Metra Electric, to the public sector in 1987. The line was electrified in 1926. In 2001, Metra built the 93rd Street terminus as a replacement for the 91st Street (South Chicago) terminal.Metra Electric (Metra Railfan Tips)
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Metra Metra is the commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. The system operates 242 stations on 11 rail lines. I ...

terminus located within the corporate limits of the city of

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. It is 6 blocks south of the 87th Street Metra Electric South Chicago Branch station. Travel time to Van Buren/Jackson Street station in Downtown Chicago is about 35 minutes. A station typology adopted by the

Chicago Plan Commission The Chicago Plan Commission is a commission implemented to promote the ''Plan of Chicago,'' often called the Burnham Plan. After official presentation of the Plan to the city on July 6, 1909, the City Council of Chicago authorized Mayor Fred A. Bu ...

on October 16, 2014 assigns the South Chicago 93rd Street station a typology of ''Local Activity Center''. A ''Local Activity Center'' is primarily characterized by the Metra station being the central focus of a built-up and identifiable neighborhood.

Bus connections

CTA * N5 South Shore Night Bus * 26 South Shore Express * 30 South Chicago * 71 71st/South Shore * 87 87th * 95 95th

References

External links

{{Metra web, Metra Electric, 93RD-SC
92nd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View93rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Chicago Railway stations in the United States opened in 2001 2001 establishments in Illinois