Chicago Ridge station

Chicago Ridge
Chicago Ridge station in September 2016.
General information
Location	103rd Street & Ridgeland Chicago Ridge, Illinois
Coordinates	41°42′12″N 87°46′49″W / 41.7034°N 87.7803°W / 41.7034; -87.7803
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1991[citation needed]
Passengers
2018	372 (average weekday)[1]  9.7%
Rank	127 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Worth toward Manhattan SouthWest Service Oak Lawn toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Wabash Railroad Following station Worth toward Kansas City Main Line Oak Lawn toward Chicago
Track layout Legend SWS to Union Station   Birmingham St. Ridgeland Ave.   SWS to Manhattan
Location

Chicago Ridge is a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. The station is 16.6 miles (26.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Chicago Ridge is in zone 3. As of 2018, Chicago Ridge is the 127th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 372 weekday boardings.^[1]

As of February 15, 2024, Chicago Ridge is served by 28 trains (14 in each direction) on weekdays. Saturday service is currently suspended.

The station is located just north of the Village Hall and Police Station on Ridgeland Avenue between Washington Avenue and 105th Street, and west of the B&OCT/IHB Railroad's crossing at grade and the Stony Creek Golf Course. Parking is available not only at the station, but behind the Police Station, along Birmingham Street, Oxford Avenue, and north of the tracks at the corner of Ridgeland Avenue and 103rd Street.