Riverdale (Metra)

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Riverdale
Metra regional rail

Station statistics

Address

137th & Illinois Streets
Riverdale, IL

Lines

Metra Electric

Platforms

Tracks

Parking

Yes

Other information

Electrified

1926

Owned by

Metra

Fare zone

Services

Ticket vending machines

Riverdale Metra Electric is one of two commuter rail stations on the Metra Electric main branch in Riverdale, Illinois, this one being just southwest of the Riverdale section of Chicago. The station is located at 137th Street & Illinois Street, and is 17.33 miles (28 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.^[1] In Metra's fare-based system, Rivedale Station is in zone D.

Riverdale station is the first station south of Kensington-115th Street, where the Blue Island Branch and the South Shore Line split from the right of way. It is built on a bridge embankment south of 137th Street, which also carries Amtrak's City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki trains. A wrought-iron fence exists between the sidewalk and the street below the station, and bridges are available beneath the tracks for 137th and 138th Streets. Parking is primarily available along Illinois Street and the railroad tracks between 137th and 139th Streets, but street-side parking can also be found on the opposite side of Illinois Street between 137th Street & 137th Place, and along 137th Street west of the railroad bridge. No bus connections are available at this station.