Prairie Street station

Prairie Street
General information
Location2100 West Prairie Street
Blue Island, Illinois
Coordinates41°39′43″N 87°40′31″W / 41.6620°N 87.6752°W / 41.6620; -87.6752
Owned byMetra
Line(s)Beverly Subdistrict
Platforms1 side platform[1]
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
Passengers
201830 (average weekday)[2]Increase 50%
Rank220 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Blue Island–Vermont Street
toward Joliet
Rock Island
Beverly Branch
123rd 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
Location
Map

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.

  1. ^ thebluecomet.com picture. Retrieved February 12, 2011
  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 - Rock Island District