Oak Forest station

Oak Forest
Oak Forest station in May 2016
General information
Location	4850 West 159th Street Oak Forest, Illinois
Coordinates	41°36′15″N 87°44′19″W / 41.6043°N 87.7385°W / 41.6043; -87.7385
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Joliet Subdistrict
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Bus
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1900
Rebuilt	1950, 2013
Passengers
2018	1,091 (average weekday)[1]  4%
Rank	42 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Tinley Park toward Joliet Rock Island Midlothian toward LaSalle Street
Former services Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Tinley Park toward Joliet Suburban Service Midlothian toward Chicago
Track layout Legend RI to LaSalle Street IL 50 (Cicero Ave.) US 6 (159th St.) RI to Joliet
Location

Oak Forest is a train station located in Oak Forest, Illinois on Metra's Rock Island District line, which runs between Joliet, Illinois and LaSalle Street Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is in Zone 3 according to Metra fare schedules based on distance from downtown Chicago. As of 2018, Oak Forest is the 42nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,091 weekday boardings.^[1]

As of 2022, Oak Forest is served by 42 trains (21 in each direction) on weekdays, by 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

The station is located at 159th Street (U.S. Route 6) and Cicero Avenue (Illinois Route 50). There are several parking lots adjacent to the station, though they are being removed and relocated further away from the train station as part of Oak Forest Mayor JoAnn Kelly's Gateway Project.

In 2011, Oak Forest, then the second-busiest station on the Rock Island line with 1,500 daily commuters and 23 trains, received a $1.3 million grant from the United States Department of Transportation for modernization.^[2]