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University Park is a station on Metra's Metra Electric District line located in University Park, Illinois. University Park is the southern terminus of the Metra Electric main line and is 31.5 miles (50.7 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[1] 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 3. As of 2018, University Park is the 64th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 808 weekday boardings.[2]

University Park
General information
Location1900 University Parkway
University Park, Illinois 60484
Coordinates41°27′33N 87°43′24W / 41.4593°N 87.7234°W / 41.4593; -87.7234
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1island platform
Tracks2 tracks
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace bus
River Valley Metro bus
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1977[1]
ElectrifiedOverhead line1,500 V DC
Previous namesPark Forest South
Passengers
2018808 (average weekday)[2]Decrease 10.9%
Rank64 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Terminus Metra Electric

Main Line

Richton Park

Location

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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 Richton Park, the first stop after University Park.

Station layout

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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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Pace

River Valley Metro

References

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  • ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
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