Stony Island (Metra)

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Stony Island Avenue Metra regional rail
Station statistics
Address	71st Street and Stony Island Avenue South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Lines	Metra Electric
Connections	CTA Bus
Tracks	2
Parking	No
Other information
Electrified	Yes
Owned by	Metra
Fare zone	B
Services
Ticket Vending Machines

Stony Island Station(a.k.a.; Stony Island Avenue Station) is the first electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric line. The station is located in the median of 71st Street west of the intersection with Stony Island Avenue, and is 9.10 miles (15 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.^[1] In Metra's fare-based system, Stony Island is in zone B.

Along with Bryn Mawr station, Stony Island is one of two stations that run along the median of 71st Street. South Shore station is located just southeast of that end of that median. No parking lots are available for this station; however there are bus connections provided by the Chicago Transit Authority.

[edit] CTA Bus connections

• 28: 28 Stony Island.
• X28: Stony Island Express.
• 71: 71st-South Shore.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Metra Electric - Stony Island Station

Preceding station		Metra		Following station
63rd Street toward Millennium Station		Metra Electric South Chicago Branch		Bryn Mawr toward South Chicago