Olympia Fields station

Olympia Fields
Olympia Fields station in March 2017.
General information
Location	203rd Street, 2 blocks east of Kedzie Avenue Olympia Fields, Illinois
Coordinates	41°31′14″N 87°41′26″W / 41.520592°N 87.690439°W / 41.520592; -87.690439
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	University Park Sub District
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1856
Electrified	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Passengers
2018	679 (average weekday)[1]  5.6%
Rank	77 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station 211th Street (Lincoln Highway) toward University Park Metra Electric Main Line Flossmoor toward Millennium Station
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station 211th Street toward Richton Electric Suburban Main Line Flossmoor toward Randolph Street
Track layout Legend ME north to Millennium ME south to University Park
Location

Olympia Fields is a station on Metra's Metra Electric Line located in Olympia Fields, Illinois. The station is located on 203rd Street two blocks east of Kedzie Avenue and is adjacent to the Olympia Fields Country Club. Olympia Fields is 26.6 miles (42.8 km) from Millennium Station, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Olympia Fields is located in zone 3. As of 2018^[update], Olympia Fields is the 77th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 679 weekday boardings.^[1]

The station is on a solid-fill elevated structure and consists of one island platform which serves the Metra Electric Line's two tracks. The right-of-way also carries three Amtrak lines, the City of New Orleans, Illini and Saluki. None of the Amtrak trains stop here. Although the tracks are on an elevated fill, it is only high enough for a pedestrian underpass to the Olympia Fields Country Club. 203rd Street is a dead end street at the station. There is no ticket agent at Olympia Fields, but tickets may be purchased from a vending machine in the waiting room.