Bryn Mawr station (Metra)

Bryn Mawr
General information
Location71st Street at Jeffery Boulevard
South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°45′58″N 87°34′38″W / 41.7661°N 87.5771°W / 41.7661; -87.5771
Owned byMetra
Line(s)South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA Buses
Construction
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Rebuilt2006[1]
Electrified1926 (Overhead line1,500 V DC)
Passengers
201873 (average weekday)[2]Decrease 34.8%
Rank201 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Stony Island Metra Electric
South Chicago Branch
South Shore
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
South Shore Electric Suburban
South Chicago Branch
Stony Island Avenue
Location
Map

Bryn Mawr (better known as 71st and Jeffery) is a station on the Hyde Park/South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. It is located at 71st Street and Jeffery Boulevard, which is 9.66 miles (15.55 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.[3] In Metra's fare-based system, Bryn Mawr Station is in zone 2. As of 2018, Bryn Mawr is the 201st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 73 weekday boardings.[2] The station is named for the former name of the neighborhood at the time the line was built, when it was part of Hyde Park Township.[4]

Along with Stony Island Avenue station, Bryn Mawr 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, but there are bus connections provided by the Chicago Transit Authority.

  1. ^ Metra Electric Commuter Rail History and Description Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric
  4. ^ "South Shore". The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2023.