27th Street (Metra)

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27th Street Metra regional rail
Commuter lines serving 27th Street, shown in Panama Orange on this schematic, serve Chicago's southern suburbs in Illinois
Station statistics
Address	27th Street, East of Ellis Avenue Chicago, IL
Lines	Metra Electric
Tracks	4
Other information
Owned by	METRA
Fare zone	A

The 27th Street Station is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago.

The station was originally built by the Illinois Central railroad (ICRR). It directly serves Michael Reese Hospital. In 1972 it was the site of Chicago's worst rail disaster, the Illinois Central commuter rail crash

[edit] External links

• Metra Electric - 27th Street

• 27th Street (Metra) is at coordinates 41°50′46″N 87°36′51″W / 41.84602, -87.61412 (27th Street (Metra))Coordinates: 41°50′46″N 87°36′51″W / 41.84602, -87.61412 (27th Street (Metra))

Preceding station		Metra		Following station
McCormick Place toward Millennium Station		Metra Electric		47th Street (Kenwood) toward University Park, South Chicago, or Blue Island