63rd Street (Metra)

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63rd Street Metra regional rail NICTD
Commuter lines terminating at 63rd Street, shown in Panama Orange and Dark South Shore Burgundy on this schematic, serve Chicago's southern and eastern suburbs in Illinois and Indiana.
Station statistics
Address	63rd Street & Dorchester Street Chicago, Illinois
Lines	Metra Electric South Shore Line
Connections	CTA Bus
Other information
Opened	1903
Owned by	METRA
Fare zone	B(Metra)
Services
Ticket Vending Machine(Metra Only)

The 63rd 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 the Chicago'neighborhood of South Chicago; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana.

The station was originally built by the Illinois Central railroad (ICRR) in 1903, and served both ICRR commuter trains and long-distance passenger trains until the railroad relinquished its passenger train service to Amtrak in 1971.

[edit] CTA Bus Connections

• 63: 63rd Street.

This also serves as a stop for Mount Carmel High School students, which is directly across from the station.

[edit] External links

• Metra Electric - 63rd Street Station
• 63rd Street Station (NICTD)

• 63rd Street (Metra) is at coordinates 41°46′47″N 87°35′26″W / 41.779785, -87.590539 (63rd Street (Metra))Coordinates: 41°46′47″N 87°35′26″W / 41.779785, -87.590539 (63rd Street (Metra))

Preceding station		Metra		Following station
59th Street toward Millennium Station		Metra Electric Main Line		75th Street toward University Park
		Metra Electric Blue Island Branch		75th Street toward Blue Island
		Metra Electric South Chicago Branch		Stony Island toward South Chicago
Preceding station		NICTD		Following station
57th Street (Hyde Park) toward Millennium Station		South Shore Line		Kensington toward South Bend