Jones/Bronzeville (Metra station)

35th Street
'Lou' Jones/Bronzeville
Location 106 West 35th Street
Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois 60016
Coordinates 41°49′53″N 87°37′46″W / 41.83139°N 87.62944°W / 41.83139; -87.62944Coordinates: 41°49′53″N 87°37′46″W / 41.83139°N 87.62944°W / 41.83139; -87.62944
Owned by METRA
Line(s)
  Rock Island District
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2 tracks
Construction
Parking yes
Bicycle facilities yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone A
History
Opened April 3, 2011[1]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
toward Joliet
Rock Island District
Terminus
Chicago "L"
toward Howard
Red Line
Transfer at: Sox-35th
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line

Lovana S. "Lou" Jones/Bronzeville,[2] also known as the 35th Street station, is a station on Metra's Rock Island District line and a proposed station for the planned SouthEast Service. It is located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was named in honor of Lovana Jones who was an Illinois State Representative in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

Metra began construction on the new station in 2009 and it opened on April 3, 2011,[1] after originally being scheduled to open in late 2010.[3] It is located east of U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, and also serves the nearby Illinois Institute of Technology, Shimer College, Chicago Police Headquarters, and De La Salle Institute.[4]

Currently, it is the newest station on the Metra system.

The station is also located roughly 200 feet (61 m) from CTA's Sox–35th Station on the Red Line, in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway. It is also located within walking distance of the CTA's 35th–Bronzeville–IIT Station on the Green Line.

It is about 3.1 miles (5.0 km) from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the Rock Island District,[5] and consists of two side platforms with heated shelters that serve two tracks.[6]

Bus connections

CTA

Pace

References

  1. 1 2 "Metra to open new station at 35th St. in time for White Sox home opener Rock Island schedule to be adjusted". Metra. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Rush applauds Metra vote to name new, 35th Street Station in honor of the late Illinois Assistant Majority Leader Lovana S. "Lou" Jones". Illinois House of Representatives. June 9, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Metra starts work on Bronzeville station near Sox Park". The Chicago Tribune. June 30, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "35th Street Station". Metra. June 29, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District
  6. ↑ "Metra 35th Street Station". Infrastructure Engineering, Inc. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

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