University Park is a station on Metra's

Metra Electric District 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 located in University Park, Illinois. University Park is the southern terminus of the Metra Electric main line and is away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. The station is located on South Governor's Highway near West Stuenkel Road. In Metra's zone-based fare system, University Park is in zone G. , University Park is the 64th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 808 weekday boardings. University Park station is located at grade level. The station consists of one island platform which serves two tracks; Canadian National tracks (ex-Illinois Central) parallel the Metra Electric tracks. The station has an unstaffed waiting room with a ticket vending machine. Parking is available at the station. University Park opened in 1977; Metra Electric service (then part of the Illinois Central Railroad) previously had terminated at , the first stop after University Park.

Station layout

University Park has an underground mezzanine containing ticket vending machines as well as parking token machines. The platform serves two tracks. Both tracks continue into the yard, however, due to the frequency of the Metra Electric District, most trains do not continue into the yard. On the platform, two 24/7 shelters are available. Trains board on both sides of the platform, however, most trains departing to Chicago board from the inbound side.

Bus connections

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* 367 University Park

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* University Park Commuter Routes 1 and 2

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Train at University Park Station (Metra Railfan Photos)Pictures of University Park Metra Station and Train Yard (Flickr)Station from Google Maps Street ViewUniversity Park Station Entrance from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1977 Railway stations in Will County, Illinois {{Illinois-railstation-stub