87th Street (Metra Electric)

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name=87th Street
type=Metra regional rail


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address=87th Street, east of Commercial Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
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other=CTA Bus
structure=Closed-sheltered platform
platform=1 (two-sided platform)
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tracks=2
parking=Yes; street-side
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zone=B
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87th Street Metra Electric Station is the penultimate stop on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric line in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The station is located at 87th Street, one block East of Commercial Avenue, and is mi to km|12.51 away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station. [ [http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/mmelec.html Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric] ] In Metra's fare-based system, 87th Street is in zone B.

West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 87th Street known as 87th Street (Woodruff) along the Main Branch. Parking is available at this station, but only street-side along 87th Street, on the south side between Houston and Burley Avenues, and on the north side between the tracks and Baltimore Avenue.

=CTA Bus Connections=

*87: 87/87th

References

External links

* [http://metrarail.com/Sched/me/87th_street.shtml Metra Electric - 87th Street Station]

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