Prairie Street station

Prairie Street
General information
Location	2100 West Prairie Street Blue Island, Illinois
Coordinates	41°39′43″N 87°40′31″W / 41.6620°N 87.6752°W / 41.6620; -87.6752
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Beverly Subdistrict
Platforms	1 side platform[1]
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	2
Passengers
2018	30 (average weekday)[2]  50%
Rank	220 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Blue Island–Vermont Street toward Joliet Rock Island Beverly Branch 123rd Street toward LaSalle Street
Former services Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Blue Island Vermont Street toward Joliet Suburban Service via Beverly Blue Island 123rd Street toward Chicago
Track layout Legend RI to LaSalle Street 127th St. Prairie St. RI to Joliet
Location

Prairie Street is one of four Metra railroad stations in Blue Island, Illinois along the Beverly Branch of the Rock Island District Line, and one of five total within the town of Blue Island. It is 15.8 miles (25.4 km) from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the line,^[3] and is both located on and named after Prairie Street. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Prairie Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, Prairie Street is the 220th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 30 weekday boardings.^[2]

As of 2022, Prairie Street is served as a flag stop by 40 trains (20 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.

Parking is available on both sides of the tracks at a dead end at Prairie Street, south of the Burr Oak Avenue Bridge, which also crosses the main line and the freight yards between the two lines, the Burr Oak Yard on the north side of the bridge and the Iowa Interstate Railroad-Chicago Rail Link. Though a station house exists it contains no agent, and the station is a flag stop. No bus connections are available.