Van Buren Street station is a
commuter rail
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station in downtown
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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that serves the
Metra Electric Line to
University Park,
Blue Island
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, located approximately south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 22,558 ...
, and
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; and the
South Shore Line
The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago and the South Bend International Airport ...
to
Gary and
South Bend, Indiana
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.
The station has three tracks, with one side and one island platform. During the morning rush hour, platform 1 serves all outbound trains. Platform 2 serves local trains arriving from
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. ...
, and trains from
Blue Island
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, located approximately south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 22,558 ...
. Platform 3 serves trains from the University Park mainline, which are usually expresses. During the off-peak hours and evening rush hour, Platform 1 serves express trains serving the University Park mainline. Platform 2 serves local trains headed for
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. ...
, and trains headed for
Blue Island
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, located approximately south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 22,558 ...
. Platform 3 serves all inbound trains. In addition,
South Shore Line
The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago and the South Bend International Airport ...
trains from
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 E ...
use platform 1, while trains to
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 E ...
use platform 3, regardless of the time of day.
One of the station's entrances is a replica of an
Hector Guimard-designed, ''
Art Nouveau''-style
Paris Métro
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entrance. The entrance was given to Chicago as a gift by the city of Paris in 2001.
"Paris Gives Chicago touch of Belle Epoque,"
Chicago Sun-Times, May 13, 2001 (retrieved 23 December 2006)
Bus connections
CTA Buses
* 1 Bronzeville/Union Station
* 3 King Drive
* 4 Cottage Grove (Owl Service)
* X4 Cottage Grove Express
* 6 Jackson Park Express
* 7 Harrison
* J14 Jeffery Jump
* 26 South Shore Express
* 126 Jackson
* 130 Museum Campus (Summer Service Only)
* 147 Outer DuSable Lake Shore Express
* 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
* 151 Sheridan
Gallery
File:SShore at Van Buren St Station.JPG, South Shore Train approaching from Millenium Station
File:Van Buren Street station, July 2019 (3).jpg, Interior of the Van Buren Street station
File:Metra approaches Van Buren Station.JPG, Metra train approaching from Kensington and points south
File:Van Buren Street station, July 2019.jpg
File:Van Buren Street station, July 2019 (4).jpg
File:Van Buren Street station, July 2019 (2).jpg
References
External links
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South Shore Line - StationsJackson Drive entrance from Google Maps Street ViewVan Buren Street entrance from Google Maps Street ViewArticle from ''Railway Review'' (1897) with original floor plan
{{South Shore Line navbox
Former Illinois Central Railroad stations
Metra stations in Chicago
South Shore Line stations in Illinois
Art Nouveau architecture in Chicago
Art Nouveau railway stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1896