Tinley Park (Metra)

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Tinley Park
Metra commuter rail

Station statistics

Address

6700 South Street
Tinley Park, Illinois

Lines

Rock Island

Connections

Pace Bus

Platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

1890

Rebuilt

2002-2005

Accessible

Fare zone

Tinley Park Station (a.k.a.; Tinley Park-Oak Park Avenue Station) is an elaborate commuter railroad station along Metra's Rock Island District line in Tinley Park, Illinois. The station is officially located at 6700 South Street between Oak Park Avenue and 66th Court, however parking is also available on the opposite side of the station along North Street between Oak Park Avenue and 67th Avenue, as well as the center of the block of Oak Park Avenue, 173rd Street, 67th Court and 172nd Street. Another parking area exists along South Street opposite the main parking lot at the station. The station itself is lies 23.5 miles (37.8 km) away from LaSalle Street, the northern terminus of the line.^[1]

Tinley Park Metra station is designed to look like a European Castle of the Late Middle Ages. The new station features an arts and crafts style in construction including exterior stone, a slate roof and wood rafters. The three-story clock tower offers views of Tinley Park and the adjacent Zabrocki Plaza, and contains roman numerals engraved beneath four clocks in a circular fashion. It also contains an indoor/outdoor café that includes custom furnishings and internet jacks for laptop computers. Large glass windows provide a full view of the train tracks and promenade area. The station was honored by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 150 Great Places of Illinois.