63rd Street (Metra)

63rd Street
Station statistics
Address	63rd Street & Dorchester Street Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois
Line(s)	Metra Electric District   South Shore Line
Connections	CTA Bus
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	1903
Owned by	METRA
Fare zone	B (Metra) 2 (South Shore)
Formerly	63rd Street (Woodlawn)
Services
Ticket Vending Machine(Metra Only) Preceding station   Metra   Following station 59th Street toward Millennium Station Metra Electric District Main Line & Blue Island Branch 75th Street (Grand Crossing) toward University Park or Blue Island Metra Electric District South Chicago Branch Stony Island toward South Chicago NICTD 55th–56th–57th Street toward Millennium Station South Shore Line Hegewisch toward South Bend Airport     Former services     Illinois Central Kensington toward New Orleans Main Line 53rd Street toward Chicago Central Station Kensington toward St. Louis St. Louis – Chicago New York Central Railroad Chicago Terminus Michigan Central Railroad Main Line Kensington toward Detroit Chicago – Cincinnati (Big Four Railroad) Kensington toward Cincinnati

The 63rd Street Station is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and the Chicago neighborhood of South Chicago and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana. Most South Shore Line trains do not stop at this station, except for one inbound train during the AM rush and three outbounds during the PM rush.

The station was originally built by the Illinois Central railroad (ICRR) in 1903, and served both ICRR commuter trains and long-distance passenger trains until the railroad relinquished its passenger train service to Amtrak in 1971. The station had another island platform between the two non-electrified tracks on the eastern side to serve the long distance trains. It is now removed, but evidence still remains. This also serves as a stop for Mount Carmel High School students, which is directly across from the station.

This is the last stop on the main line for trains of the South Chicago branch, which splits off south of the station. Prior to the 1990s, the Jackson Park branch of the South Side 'L' crossed the Metra Electric tracks on a truss bridge just north of this station.

Bus connections

CTA

• #63 63rd Street (Owl Service)

External links

• Metra – Stations – 63rd Street (Metra)

• South Shore Line - Stations
• 63rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 41°46′47″N 87°35′26″W / 41.779785°N 87.590539°W / 41.779785; -87.590539