83rd Street (Metra Electric)
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83rd Street is an electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line
in the South Side
of the city of Chicago
. The station is located on 83rd Street at Exchange Aveue near Russell Square Park, and is 11.97 miles (19.3 km) away from the northern terminus, Millennium Station. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 83rd Street is in zone B.
West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 83rd Street known as 83rd Street (Avalon Park)
along the Main Branch. Station-side and on-street parking are available next to the 83rd Street railroad crossing. South of the station, the line curves southeast onto another abandoned railroad right-of-way as it heads towards 93rd Street Station
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Metra Electric Line
The Metra Electric District is an electrified commuter rail line owned and operated by Metra which connects Millennium Station in downtown Chicago, with the city's southern suburbs...
in the South Side
South Chicago, Chicago
South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 well-defined 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...
of the city of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. The station is located on 83rd Street at Exchange Aveue near Russell Square Park, and is 11.97 miles (19.3 km) away from the northern terminus, Millennium Station. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 83rd Street is in zone B.
West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 83rd Street known as 83rd Street (Avalon Park)
Avalon Park/83rd Street (Metra)
Avalon Park-83rd Street is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line between the Chatham and Avalon Park neighborhoods of the City of Chicago, Illinois. The station is located over 83rd Street near Ellis Avenue and is away from the northern terminus at Randolph...
along the Main Branch. Station-side and on-street parking are available next to the 83rd Street railroad crossing. South of the station, the line curves southeast onto another abandoned railroad right-of-way as it heads towards 93rd Street Station
South Chicago (93rd Street) (Metra)
The South Chicago Metra Electric Line station is located on East 93rd St and South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood. The station provides transport services to Chicago's South Chicago, South Deering, Hegewisch, and East Side neighborhoods...
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Bus connections
CTA-
#N5 South Shore Night Bus -
#26 South Shore Express -
#71 71st-South Shore