Cheltenham (Metra)
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| Cheltenham-79th Street Metra regional rail |
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| Address | 79th Street & Exchange Avenue South Shore, Chicago, Illinois |
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| Platforms | 1 center platform | ||
| Tracks | 2 | ||
| Parking | Street-side | ||
| Baggage check | No | ||
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| Rebuilt | 2008 | ||
| Electrified | 1926 | ||
| Owned by | Metra | ||
| Fare zone | B | ||
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Cheltenham(a.k.a.; Cheltenham-79th Street) is a station on the Hyde Park/South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. The station is located along the median of Exchange Avenue, approximately one city block north of East 79th Street, and is 11.49 miles (18.49 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station[1]
West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 79th Street known as 79th Street (Chatham) along the Main Branch. Street-side parking is available only on Cheltenham Place, which also intersects with 79th Street and Northbound Exchange Avenue. The station was recently renovated in 2008 as part of Metra's redevelopment program for the South Chicago branch.
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toward Millennium Station
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Metra Electric
South Chicago Branch
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toward South Chicago
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