83rd Street (Metra Electric)

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83rd Street Metra regional rail
Station statistics
Address	83rd Street and Exchange Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Lines	Metra Electric
Connections	CTA Bus
Structure	Closed-sheltered platform
Platforms	1 (two-sided platform)
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes
Other information
Electrified	Yes
Owned by	Metra
Fare zone	B
Services
Ticket vending machines

83rd Street Metra Electric Station is an electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric line in the South Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. The station is located on 83rd Street at Exchange Aveue near Russell Square Park, and is 11.97 miles (19 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.^[1] In Metra's fare-based system, State Street is in zone B.

West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 83th Street known as 83rd Street (Avalon Park) along the Main Branch. Station-side and on-street parking are available next to the 83rd Street railroad crossing. South of the station, the line curves southeast onto another abandoned railroad right-of-way as it heads towards 93rd Street Station.

[edit] CTA Bus Connections

• N5: South Shore Night Bus
• 26: South Shore Express
• 71: 71st-South Shore

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Metra Electric - 83rd Street Station

Preceding station		Metra		Following station
Cheltenham toward Millennium Station		Metra Electric South Chicago Branch		87th Street toward South Chicago