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 The platforms of the Metra electric station at 59th Street and University of Chicago. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 59th and Harper Streets Hyde Park,Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°47′16″N87°35′20″W / 41.7877°N 87.5888°W /41.7877; -87.5888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | University Park Sub District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | CTA Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | Overhead line, 1,500 V DC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | South Park 59th Street–Stony Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 812 (average weekday)[1]  20.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 63 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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59th Street/University of Chicago is arailway station that serves theMetra Electric Line inChicago, Illinois. The station is on 59th street, originally theUniversity of Chicago's southern border, and theMidway Plaisance. Trains run betweenMillennium Station downtown andUniversity Park,Blue Island, and the Chicago neighborhood ofSouth Chicago. As of 2018, the station is the 63rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 812 weekday boardings.[1] Before the55th–56th–57th Street station to the immediate north was rebuilt into a major station in 2002, all express trains served 59th Street and the station had a staffed ticket window.
The majority ofUniversity of Chicago andHyde Park traffic is now served by the 55th–56th–57th Street station; only some express trains stop at 59th Street.
Metra plans to rebuild the station, which will incorporate ADA accessibility and reopen the 60th Street entrance south of theMidway Plaisance. In 2011, theUniversity of Chicago committed $2.5 million on the planned rebuild.[2][3][4] Due to the station being in proximity to historic places, in 2021, Metra and theFederal Transit Administration began a federal review process in accordance with Section 106 of theNational Historic Preservation Act.[5] In December 2022, the project received $37.6 million in federal grant.[6][7][8]
Construction was initially scheduled to begin in 2020[2] but was delayed to the summer of 2026. The project is anticipated to cost $78 million, and the renovation will be finished in early 2030.[9]
In addition, [the University] commits to spending $2.5 million to work with Metra on improving the 59th Street Metra Station and opening a 60th Street Station;
Then another $37.6 million will improve accessibility at the 59th/60th Street Station on the Metra Electric line, including reconstructing the street entrances and platform enhancements.
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