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Hyde Park/53rd St Station |
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| Address | 53rd Street at Lake Park Avenue Hyde Park, Chicago, IL |
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| Connections | CTA Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms (formerly 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Owned by | METRA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Hyde Park/53rd St. Station commuter rail station within the City of Chicago serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago. The station location, one of the oldest in the United States, has been in continuous use by commuters since 1856.
During peak commute hours, many express trains stop at this station. At off-peak hours, it is served mainly by local trains. Station entrances are located at E. Hyde Park Boulevard (5100 S.)/Lake Park Avenue and at 53rd Street/Lake Park Avenue. The station is located near Kenwood Academy High School and the 53rd Street commercial district.
The East Hyde Park Blvd (aka 51st Street) viaduct was once the site of a graffiti mural, painted by non-profit youth organization Higher Gliffs with Metra's permission. In September, 2006, the murals were whitewashed, possibly by mistake.[1]
The station was served by Illinois Central intercity-trains from Chicago to points south at a island platform on the two track non-electrified east of the electrified tracks.[2] Amtrak's City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki still pass by the station without stopping
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