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{{short description|Commuter rail station in Richton Park, Illinois}} |
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{{Infobox Station |
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| name=] Richton Park |
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| image=19681102 03 IC Electric.jpg |
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| image=Richton Park Station - April 2016.jpg |
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| image_caption=An Illinois Central train at Richton Park in 1968. |
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| image_caption=Richton Park station in April 2016. |
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| address=3807 Tower Drive<br/>] |
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| address=3807 Tower Drive<br/>] |
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| coordinates={{coord|41.4858|-87.7092|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} |
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| coordinates={{coord|41.4858|-87.7092|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} |
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| line=University Park Sub District |
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| line={{Rail color box|system=Metra|line=Metra Electric}} |
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| parking=Yes |
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| parking=Yes |
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| passengers=1,059 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> |
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| pass_year=2018 |
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| pass_rank=47 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> |
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| opened=1946 |
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| opened=1946 |
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| rebuilt=1987 |
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| electrified=Yes |
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| electrified={{1,500 V DC|conductor=overhead}} |
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| ADA=Yes |
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| zone=F |
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| services={{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Metra Electric|type=Main Line|left=University Park|right=Matteson}} |
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{{s-line|system=Metra|line=Metra Electric|next=University Park|previous=Matteson|branch=Main}} |
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{{Adjacent stations|system=Illinois Central Railroad |
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|line=main|left=Monee|right=Matteson|line2=Electric Suburban|left2=|right2=Matteson|type2=Main Line}} |
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v-SHI2g+r\vSTR!~POINTERgq\vSTR\ ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|ME}} ''north to {{stl|Metra|Millennium}}'' |
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POINTERf@gq!~v-ENDExe\vSTR\vSTR\ ~~ {{rmri|up}} Rail yard |
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exSHI1+l!~exv-SHI2l\exvSHI2+r-!~vSTR\vÜSTl\POINTER4 ~~ to ] |
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RP4q!~lhvSTR(l)\vSTR!~lhvSTR(r)\vSTR!~lhvSTR(l)\RP4q!~lhvSTR(r) ~~ Sauk Trail |
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POINTERf@fq\vSTR\vSTR\ ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|ME}} ''south to {{stl|Metra|University Park}}'' |
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'''Richton Park''' is the penultimate station along the main branch of the ] line, in ]. It is located on ], east of Governor's Highway, and is {{convert|29.33|mi|km}} away from the northern terminus at ].<ref name="/w/i/willvdv/mmelec.html"></ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Richton Park is in zone F. The station has two tracks and one island platform, with one of the tracks ending at the station. |
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'''Richton Park''' is the penultimate station along the main branch of the ] line, in ]. It is located on ], east of Governor's Highway, and is {{convert|29.3|mi|km}} away from the northern terminus at ].<ref name="/w/i/willvdv/mmelec.html"></ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Richton Park is in zone 3. {{As of|2018}}, Richton Park is the 47th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,059 weekday boardings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}}</ref> The station has two tracks and one island platform, with one of the tracks ending at the station. |
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Richton Park was originally built by the ] in 1946, in order to be in close proximity to the south end of the "IC Electric" coach storage yard.<ref></ref><ref></ref> It served as the terminus of the line until 1977, when the ] funded the construction of ].<ref name="/w/i/willvdv/mmelec.html"/> Today, Richton Park Station is a far more modern-looking structure. Parking is available on Sauk Trail between Governor's Highway and Richton Square Road, on Richton Road, Mill Drive, and along Tower Road. |
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Richton Park was originally built by the ] in 1946, in order to be in close proximity to the south end of the "IC Electric" coach storage yard.<ref></ref><ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226001105/http://www.hydeparkhistory.org/newsletter/Summer06.pdf |date=2014-12-26 }}</ref> It served as the terminus of the line until 1977, when the ] funded the construction of {{stl|Metra|University Park}} station.<ref name="/w/i/willvdv/mmelec.html"/> Today, Richton Park station is a far more modern-looking structure. Parking is available on Sauk Trail between Governor's Highway and Richton Square Road, on Richton Road, Mill Drive, and along Tower Road. |
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*362 - South Park Forest |
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Richton Park 
Richton Park station in April 2016.
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