211th Street (Lincoln Highway) station

211th Street Lincoln Highway
A train at 211th Street (Lincoln Highway)
General information
Location	211th Street between Olympian Way & Olympian Circle Olympia Fields, IL
Coordinates	41°30′22″N 87°41′54″W / 41.5062°N 87.6983°W / 41.5062; -87.6983
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	University Park Sub District
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Rebuilt	2011
Electrified	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Passengers
2018	527 (average weekday)[1]  27.5%
Rank	95 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Matteson toward University Park Metra Electric Main Line Olympia Fields toward Millennium Station
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Matteson toward Richton Electric Suburban Main Line Olympia Fields toward Randolph Street
Track layout Legend ME north to Millennium US 30 ( 211th St./ Lincoln Hwy. ) ME south to University Park
Location

211th Street (Lincoln Highway) is a commuter rail station along the Main Branch of the Metra Electric line in Olympia Fields, Illinois. It is located at 211th Street between Olympian Way and Olympian Circle, and is 27.6 miles (44.4 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 211th Street station is in zone 3. As of 2018^[update], the station is the 95th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 527 weekday boardings.^[1] This station actually straddles three cities. The northern part of the platform and northern parking lot lies in Olympia Fields, the eastern parking lot in Park Forest, and the western parking lot and bus station in Matteson.

The station is named after both of the names for US 30 in Park Forest; Lincoln Highway, and 211th Street. The only other station to be given two street names in one is 147th Street (Sibley Boulevard). 211th Street is built on elevated tracks near the embankment of a bridge over US 30. This bridge also carries the Amtrak line that runs parallel to it, carrying the City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki trains. Parking is available on westbound US 30 between the railroad bridge and Olympian Way, and along eastbound US 30 on the southeast corner of the bridge, which is accessible from Homan Avenue via Indiana Street in Park Forest.