147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) (Metra)

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147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) Metra regional rail
Station statistics
Address	147th Street & Clinton Street Harvey, Illinois
Lines	Metra Electric
Connections	Pace Bus
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes
Baggage check	No
Other information
Electrified	Yes
Fare zone	D
Services
Ticket Vending Machines

147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) Station (also known as Kensington/147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) Station) is one of two Metra Electric stations located on its Main Branch in Harvey, Illinois. The station is located on 147th Street (IL 83, also known as Sibley Boulevard), and Clinton Street, and is 18.98 miles (31 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.^[1] In Metra's fare-based system, 147th Street-Sibley Boulevard Station is in zone D.

The station is named after both of the names for Illinois Route 83 in Harvey; Sibley Boulevard, and 147th Street. The only other station to be given two street names in one is 211th Street (Lincoln Highway) (Metra). A large parking lot exists on the east side of the tracks between 147th Street and the Little Calumet River. A smaller parking lot exists on the southwest corner of Clinton & 146th Streets on the west side of the tracks.

[edit] Pace Bus Connections

• 350: Sibley.
• 352: Halsted.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Metra Electric - Kensington/147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) Station

Preceding station		Metra		Following station
Ivanhoe toward Millennium Station		Metra Electric Main Line		Harvey toward University Park