Orland Park 179th Street station

Commuter rail station in Orland Park, Illinois

Orland Park 179th Street

179th Street station in April 2016.

General information

Location

179th Street & Southwest Highway
Orland Park, Illinois

Coordinates

41°33′50″N 87°54′09″W / 41.5638°N 87.9025°W / 41.5638; -87.9025

Owned by

Metra

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Construction

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

January 3, 1995

Passengers

2018

208 (average weekday)

3.5%

Rank

162 out of 236

Services

Preceding station	Metra			Following station
Laraway Roadtoward Manhattan		SouthWest Service		Orland Park 153rd Streettoward Union Station

Track layout

Legend

					SWS to Union Station
					179th St.



					Rail yard
					SWS to Manhattan

Location

Orland Park 179th Street is one of three stations on Metra's SouthWest Service in Orland Park, Illinois. The station is 28.7 miles (46.2 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 179th Street is in zone 4. As of 2018, Orland Park 179th Street is the 162nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 208 weekday boardings. The station was the southern terminus of the line from January 3, 1995 to January 30, 2006 when it was extended to New Lenox and Manhattan.

As of February 15, 2024, Orland Park 179th Street is served by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekdays, with 10 inbound trains originating here and 10 outbound trains terminating here. Saturday service is currently suspended.

Although 179th Street is no longer the terminus of the SouthWest Service, most trains end their trips at this station. During peak hours trains continue to Laraway Road and Manhattan.

References

"All Aboard!". The Southtown Star. Tinley Park, Illinois. January 5, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved November 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
Metra Railfan Tips - SouthWest Service
Lafferty, Susan DeMar (February 2, 2006). "All Aboard". The Star. Tinley Park, Illinois. p. 1. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

South Chicago Branch	Stony Island Bryn Mawr South Shore Windsor Park Cheltenham 83rd Street 87th Street 91st Street (South Chicago) (closed) South Chicago (93rd Street)
Blue Island Branch	State Street Stewart Ridge West Pullman Racine Avenue Ashland/Calumet Park Burr Oak Blue Island

Milwaukee District
North

Milwaukee District
West

Rockford Intercity Passenger Rail	Huntley (future) Belvidere (future) Rockford (future)

North Central Service

Rock Island

Beverly Branch	Brainerd 91st Street–Beverly Hills 95th Street–Beverly Hills 99th Street–Beverly Hills 103rd Street–Beverly Hills 107th Street–Beverly Hills 111th Street–Morgan Park 115th Street–Morgan Park 119th Street 123rd Street Prairie Street

SouthWest Service

Union Pacific
North

Union Pacific
Northwest

McHenry Branch	McHenry

Union Pacific West

Category
Bold denotes downtown terminals
Italics denote closed stations, future stations, and unused line segments.

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