South Shore (Metra)

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South Shore Metra regional rail
Station statistics
Coordinates	71st Street near Yates Boulevard & South Shore Drive South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Lines	Metra Electric
Connections	CTA Bus
Tracks	2
Parking	Street-side
Other information
Electrified	1926
Owned by	Metra
Fare zone	B
Services
Ticket Vending Machines

South Shore Metra Electric is an electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric line, on the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Metra gives the official located at 71st Street near Yates Boulevard & South Shore Drive (US 41), however the station is actually located on nearby Exchange Avenue, and is 10.28 miles (16.54 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.^[1] In Metra's fare-based system, South Shore Station is in zone B.

Along with Windsor Park and Cheltenham stations, South Shore Station is one of three that run along the median of Exchange Avenue, just southeast of 71st Street, which contains Stony Island Avenue and Bryn Mawr stations. Limited side-street parking is available for this station along 72nd Street between Exchange Avenue and Yates Boulevard. Bus connections are provided by the Chicago Transit Authority.

[edit] CTA Bus connections

• 6: Jackson Park Express.
• 26: South Shore Express.
• 71: 71st-South Shore.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Metra Electric - South Shore Station

Preceding station		Metra		Following station
Bryn Mawr toward Millennium Station		Metra Electric South Chicago Branch		Windsor Park toward South Chicago