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Commuter rail station in Orland Park, Illinois
Orland Park 153rd Street
Orland Park 153rd Street station in April 2016.
General information
Location10401 West 153rd Street
Orland Park, Illinois
Coordinates41°36′34″N 87°52′24″W / 41.6095°N 87.8734°W / 41.6095; -87.8734
Owned byMetra
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedJune 4, 1990
Passengers
2018544 (average weekday) Decrease 9.9%
Rank94 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Orland Park 179th Streettoward Manhattan SouthWest Service Orland Park 143rd Streettoward Union Station
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SWS to Union Station
153rd St.
SWS to Manhattan
Location

Orland Park 153rd Street is one of three stations on Metra's SouthWest Service in Orland Park, Illinois. The station is 25.2 miles (40.6 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 153rd Street is in zone 4. As of 2018, Orland Park 153rd Street is the 94th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 544 weekday boardings.

Unlike all other stations on the SouthWest Service (besides Union Station), tickets are sold here.

As of February 15, 2024, Orland Park 153rd Street is served by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekdays. One of the outbound trains that stops at the station makes a flag stop. Saturday service is currently suspended.

Connections

Pace Bus route 832

References

  1. "Metra stopping at new station". Chicago Tribune. June 6, 1990. p. 3, Section 2. Retrieved January 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  3. Metra Railfan Tips - SouthWest Service

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