Stony Island (Metra)

Infobox Station
name=Stony Island Avenue
type=Metra regional rail


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address=71st Street and Stony Island Avenue
South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
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Stony Island Station(a.k.a.; Stony Island Avenue Station) is the first electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric line. The station is located in the median of 71st Street west of the intersection with Stony Island Avenue, and is mi to km|9.10 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, Stony Island is in zone B.

Along with Bryn Mawr station, Stony Island is one of two stations that run along the median of 71st Street. South Shore station is located just southeast of that end of that median. No parking lots are available for this station; however there are bus connections provided by the Chicago Transit Authority.

=CTA Bus connections=

*28: 28 Stony Island.
*X28: Stony Island Express.
*71: 71st-South Shore.

References

External links

* [http://metrarail.com/Sched/me/stony_island.shtml Metra Electric - Stony Island Station]

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