Gresham is a station on the Rock Island District Metra line, which runs between Joliet, Illinois and LaSalle Street Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is in zone 2 according to Metra fee schedules based on its 9.8 miles (15.8 km) distance from downtown Chicago.[2] As of 2018, Gresham is the 142nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 313 weekday boardings.[1] It is in the community area of Auburn Gresham, on the south side of Chicago. The Rock Island service splits just south of here; trains short-turning at Blue Island as well as evening service to and from Joliet diverge onto the slower Suburban Branch (via Brainerd), while most trains to and from points south of Blue Island remain on the main line.

Gresham
Gresham station platform
General information
Location820 West 87th Street
Auburn Gresham, Chicago, Illinois 60620
Coordinates41°44′14″N 87°38′40″W / 41.7372°N 87.6444°W / 41.7372; -87.6444
Owned byMetra
Line(s)Joliet Subdistrict
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA Buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
Passengers
2018313 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 1.6%
Rank142 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Brainerd
Beverly Branch
toward Joliet
Rock Island 35th Street
95th Street–Longwood
Rush hour only
toward Joliet
Former services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Longwood Manor 95th Street
toward Joliet
Suburban Service
via Main Line
Auburn Park
toward Chicago
Brainerd
toward Joliet
Suburban Service
via Beverly
Future services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Brainerd
Beverly Branch
toward Joliet
Rock Island Auburn Park
Under construction
95th Street–Longwood
Rush hour only
toward Joliet
Location
Map

As of 2022, Gresham is served by 40 trains (20 in each direction) on weekdays, by 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. Although Gresham is north of the junction between the main line and the Suburban Branch, the station is only serviced by trains operating on the Suburban Branch. Trains operating on the main line between here and Blue Island are not scheduled to stop at Gresham.

Gresham Station is built on an embankment between bridges over West 87th Street and Vincennes Avenue. Parking is mainly street-side, and there are parking lots on the corner of Vincennes Avenue and Halsted Street, and on Genoa Avenue between 88th and 87th Street.

Bus connections

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CTA

  • 8A South Halsted
  • 24 Wentworth (Weekday Only)
  • 87 87th (Owl Service)

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District
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