Riverdale station (Illinois)

137th Street
Riverdale
General information
Location137th & Illinois Streets
Riverdale, Illinois
Coordinates41°38′47″N 87°37′24″W / 41.6465°N 87.6234°W / 41.6465; -87.6234
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
ElectrifiedOverhead line1,500 V DC
Passengers
2018146 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 18.9%
Rank172 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Ivanhoe Metra Electric
Main Line
Kensington/115th Street
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Ivanhoe
toward Richton
Electric Suburban
Main Line
130th Street (Wildwood)
Location
Map

Riverdale is one of two commuter rail stations on the Metra Electric main branch in Riverdale, Illinois, a village just southwest of the adjacent Riverdale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is located at 137th Street and Illinois Street, and is 17.3 miles (27.8 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Rivedale is in zone 2. As of 2018, Riverdale is the 172nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 146 weekday boardings.[1]

Riverdale is the first station south of Kensington/115th Street, where the Blue Island Branch and the South Shore Line split from the right of way. It is built on a bridge embankment south of 137th Street, which also carries Amtrak's City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki trains. A wrought-iron fence exists between the sidewalk and the street below the station, and bridges are available beneath the tracks for 137th and 138th Streets. Parking is primarily available along Illinois Street and the railroad tracks between 137th and 139th Streets, but street-side parking can also be found on the opposite side of Illinois Street between 137th Street and 137th Place, and along 137th Street west of the railroad bridge.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric