Cheltenham station (Metra)

Cheltenham (also known as Cheltenham79th Street) is a station on the Hyde Park/South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. The station is located along the median of Exchange Avenue, approximately one city block north of East 79th Street, and is 11.49 miles (18.49 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. As of 2018, Cheltenham is the 213th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 47 weekday boardings.

Cheltenham/79th St.
Cheltenham-79th Street Metra Electric station as seen from northbound Exchange Avenue.
General information
Location79th Street & Exchange Avenue
South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.7521°N 87.5527°W / 41.7521; -87.5527
Owned byMetra
Line(s)South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingStreet-side
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Rebuilt2008
Electrified1926 (Overhead line, 1,500 V DC)
Passengers
201847 (average weekday) 14.5%
Rank213 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Windsor Park
toward Millennium Station
Metra Electric
South Chicago Branch
83rd Street
toward South Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
83rd Street Electric Suburban
South Chicago Branch
Windsor Park
toward Randolph Street
Location

West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 79th Street known as 79th Street (Chatham) along the Main Branch. Street-side parking is available only on Cheltenham Place, which also intersects with 79th Street and Northbound Exchange Avenue. The station was recently renovated in 2008 as part of Metra's redevelopment program for the South Chicago branch.

According to a 2014 study commissioned by the Regional Transportation Authority, the Cheltenham station is an urban neighborhood station. The surrounding area of such stations is predominantly residential with greater density and some commercial near the station.

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