West Pullman station

West Pullman
General information
LocationHalsted Street south of 120th Street
West Pullman, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°40′27″N 87°38′34″W / 41.6742°N 87.6429°W / 41.6742; -87.6429
Owned byMetra
Line(s)Blue Island Subdistrict
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Pace Bus
Construction
Structure typeSheltered platform
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
ElectrifiedOverhead line1,500 V DC
Passengers
201813 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 40.9%
Rank232 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Racine Avenue Metra Electric
Blue Island Branch
Stewart Ridge
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Racine Avenue Electric Suburban
Blue Island Branch
Stewart Ridge
Location
Map

West Pullman is a commuter rail station along the Blue Island Branch of the Metra Electric line in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located over Halsted Street halfway between 120th and 122nd Streets, and is 16.7 miles (26.9 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, West Pullman is in zone 2. As of 2018, West Pullman is the 232nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 13 weekday boardings.[1]

Although most of the Blue Island Branch contains only one track, there are two tracks at West Pullman. The only other station along the branch that has two tracks is the terminus at Blue Island itself. One parking lot exists on the north side of the tracks along the southbound lane of Halsted Street. Due to its close proximity to the outskirts of Chicago, the station provides bus connections from both the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace suburban bus system.

A station typology adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission on October 16, 2014, assigns the West Pullman station a typology of Mixed Residential/Industrial Neighborhood (MRIN). This typology is an area in which the Metra station serves both residential and industrial uses. Like most of the MRIN stations, the does not have access to CTA rail.[3]

Bus connections

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CTA

  • 8A South Halsted
  • 108 Halsted/95th (Weekday Rush Hours only)

Pace

  • 352 Halsted (24/7 Service)
  • 359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric
  3. ^ Teska Associates, Inc., Fish Transportation Group, and OKW Architects (October 16, 2014). "City of Chicago & METRA Station Typology Study" (PDF). Chicago: Regional Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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