Van Buren Street (Metra)

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Van Buren Street
Metra regional rail
NICTD

Hector Guimard entrance a Van Buren Street Station
Station statistics
Address Michigan Avenue between Jackson & Van Buren Streets
Chicago, IL
Lines
Metra Electric
South Shore Line
Connections CTA Bus
Pace Buses
Other information
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Owned by Metra
Fare zone A
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
Terminus
 Metra Electric
Preceding station   NICTD   Following station
Terminus
 South Shore Line
toward South Bend

The Van Buren Street Station is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana.

One of the station's entrances is a replica of an Hector Guimard-designed, art nouveau-style Paris subway entrance. The entrance was given to Chicago as a gift by the city of Paris in 2001.[1]


[edit] Bus Connections

CTA Buses

  • #1 Indiana/Hyde Park
  • #3 King Drive
  • #X3 King Drive Express
  • #4 Cottage Grove
  • #N4 Cottage Grove (Owl Service)
  • #X4 Cottage Grove Express
  • #6 Jackson Park Express
  • #7 Harrison
  • #14 Jeffery Express
  • #26 South Shore Express
  • #X28 Stony Island Express
  • #126 Jackson
  • #127 Madison/Roosevelt Circulator
  • #129 West Loop/South Loop
  • #130 Grant Park Treasures (Summer Weekends/Special Events Only)
  • #132 Goose Island Express
  • #145 Wilson/Michigan Express
  • #147 Outer Drive Express
  • #148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
  • #151 Sheridan
  • #N151 Sheridan (Owl Service)

Pace Buses

  • #355 Lansing

[edit] External links


[edit] References

  1. ^ "Paris Gives Chicago touch of Belle Epoque," Chicago Sun-Times, May 13 2001 (retrieved 12/23/2006)
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