Stony Island (Metra)

Stony Island
Stony Island Metra Electric station as seen from eastbound 71st Street.
Station statistics
Address	71st Street and Stony Island Avenue South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°45′58″N 87°35′14″W / 41.7661°N 87.5872°W / 41.7661; -87.5872Coordinates: 41°45′58″N 87°35′14″W / 41.7661°N 87.5872°W / 41.7661; -87.5872
Line(s)	Metra Electric District
Connections	CTA Bus
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	No
Other information
Electrified	Yes
Accessible
Owned by	Metra
Fare zone	B
Services
Ticket Vending Machines Preceding station   Metra   Following station 63rd Street toward Millennium Station Metra Electric District South Chicago Branch Bryn Mawr toward South Chicago

Stony Island Station (also known as; 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 (14.65 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.

Bus connections

CTA

• #28 Stony Island
• #X28 Stony Island Express
• #71 71st-South Shore

References

External links

• Metra – Stations – Stony Island (Metra)

• Stoney Island Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Dante Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View