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Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois
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[REDACTED] 47th Street
Kenwood
47th Street (Kenwood) station in October 2024
General information
Location47th Street near Lake Park Avenue
Kenwood, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°48′36″N 87°35′29″W / 41.80987°N 87.59138°W / 41.80987; -87.59138
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
ElectrifiedOverhead line1,500 V DC
Previous namesKenwood
Passengers
201894 (average weekday) Increase 14.6%
Rank191 out of 236
Services
Preceding station [REDACTED] Metra Following station
51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park)toward University Park, South Chicago or Blue Island Metra Electric 27th Streettoward Millennium Station
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
53rd Streettoward Richton, 91st Street or Blue Island Electric Suburban 43rd Streettoward Randolph Street
Track layout
Legend
ME north to Millennium
47th St.
ME south to
University Park, Blue Island,
and South Chicago
Location

47th Street (Kenwood) is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, Illinois, and the neighborhood of South Chicago. As of 2018, the station is the 191st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 94 weekday boardings. This station is a flag stop picking up passengers only when visible to train conductor and discharging passengers only when conductors are notified. Passengers can only exit the train from the first car. The first station at this location was originally built by the Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR).

Bus connections

CTA

  • 2 Hyde Park Express
  • 6 Jackson Park Express
  • 28 Stony Island
  • 47 47th

References

  1. ^ "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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