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to University Park,

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, and South Chicago neighborhood; and the South Shore Line to

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and South Bend, Indiana. 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, and trains from

. 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, and trains headed for

. Platform 3 serves all inbound trains. In addition, South Shore Line trains from Millennium Station use platform 1, while trains to Millennium Station use platform 3, regardless of the time of day. One of the station's entrances is a replica of an

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-designed, ''

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''-style Paris Métro entrance. The entrance was given to Chicago as a gift by the city of Paris in 2001."Paris Gives Chicago touch of Belle Epoque,"
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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