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115th Street–Morgan Park
115th Street–Morgan Park station in May 2016, before the depot burned.
General information
Location	1982 West 115th Street Morgan Park, Chicago, Illinois 60643
Coordinates	41°41′05″N 87°40′17″W / 41.684803°N 87.671456°W / 41.684803; -87.671456
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Beverly Subdistrict
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes; vendors
Accessible	Yes, partial
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1892
Passengers
2018	136 (average weekday)  20%
Rank	176 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station 119th Streettoward Joliet Rock IslandBeverly Branch 111th Street–Morgan Parktoward LaSalle Street
Former services Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Blue Island 119th Streettoward Joliet Suburban Servicevia Beverly Morgan Park 111th Streettoward Chicago
Track layout Legend RI to LaSalle Street 115th St. RI to Joliet
Location

115th Street–Morgan Park is one of two Metra railroad stations in the Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, along the Beverly Branch of the Rock Island District Line. It is 14.3 miles (23.0 km) from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 115th Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, 115th Street–Morgan Park was the 176th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 136 weekday boardings.

As of 2022, 115th Street–Morgan Park is served 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 along the west side of the tracks on South Hale Avenue between Edmaire Street and north of 116th Street. It is also available on small on-street lots along the north side of 115th Street between the tracks and Church Street. No bus connections are available.

The train station building was damaged by a fire in May 2017 and subsequently demolished. Officials ruled that arson was the cause of the fire.

References

1. At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc.

1. ^ "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 - Rock Island District
3. Garmes, Kyle (June 6, 2017). "Future unclear for damaged Metra station". The Beverly Review. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

External links

• Metra – Stations – 115th Street–Morgan Park station
• Station from 115th Street from Google Maps Street View

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