Auburn Park station

Auburn Park
Construction site at the future Auburn Park station (July 2024)
General information
Location79th Street
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Coordinates41°45′01″N 87°38′25″W / 41.7502°N 87.6402°W / 41.7502; -87.6402[1]
Owned byMetra
Line(s)Rock Island District
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction[2]
Fare zone2
History
Opened1879[3] (Rock Island)
Opening2025 (Metra)
Closed1978[4] (Rock Island)
RebuiltSeptember 30, 2019[2]
Future services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Gresham
toward Joliet
 Rock Island 35th Street
toward LaSalle Street
Former services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Gresham
toward Joliet
 Suburban Service Hamilton Park
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Auburn Park is a planned railroad station on the South Side of Chicago serving Metra's Rock Island District. It will be located on the southeast corner of 79th Street and South Lowe Avenue.[5][6]

  1. ^ "79th Street & South Lowe Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ABC7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Carlson, Norman (ed.). "Metra 2020: My Metra, Major Construction Projects and New Car Procurement". First & Fastest. 37 (1). Shore Line Interurban Historical Society: 11.
  4. ^ Carlson, Norman (ed.). "Metra 2020: My Metra, Major Construction Projects and New Car Procurement". First & Fastest. 37 (1). Shore Line Interurban Historical Society: 9.
  5. ^ "Metra joins local leaders to celebrate new Auburn Park Station project" (Press release). Metra. September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Golden, Jamie Nesbitt (8 December 2020). "Construction Starts Soon On Auburn Park Metra Station Along Rock Island Line". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 26 May 2021.