119th Street station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Blue Island, Illinois}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{more sources|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra|name={{Metra header | name=119th Street<br/><small>Blue Island</small> | icon={{ric|Metra|ri|Beverly Branch}}}} | type= | image=119th StreetBlue Island Metra Station.jpg | caption= | address=2040 West 119th Street<br />[[Blue Island, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|41.6764|-87.6726|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line=Beverly Subdistrict | other= | structure= | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | levels= | tracks=2 | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=269 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-3.6 | pass_rank=150 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened= | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes, partial{{NoteTag|name=Partial|At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc.}} | code= | owned=Metra | zone=2 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Rock Island|type=Beverly Branch|left=123rd Street|right=115th Street/Morgan Park}} | other_services_header = Former services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad|line=Suburban|left=Blue Island 123rd Street|right=Morgan Park 115th Street|note-mid=via Beverly}} | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{ric|Metra|RI|Beverly Branch}} to {{stl|Metra|LaSalle}} RP2q!~MFADEgq\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ 119th St. PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr ~~ ~~ Vincennes Rd. PLTl\RP4c2!~vSTR\RP43+1!~MFADE1+3 RP2q!~MFADEgq!~RP4c2\RP2q!~RP43+1!~vSTR!~vBUE\RP2q!~MFADEfq!~RP4c4 ~~ ~~ 120th St. RP43+1!~MFADE3+1\RP4c4!~vSTR\ vSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{ric|Metra|RI|Beverly Branch}} to {{stl|Metra|Joliet}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #{{rail color|Metra|RI|Beverly Branch}} | mapframe-marker = rail | mpassengers= }} '''119th Street''' is one of four [[Metra]] railroad stations in [[Blue Island, Illinois]] along the Beverly Branch of the [[Rock Island District]] Line, and five within Blue Island generally. It is {{convert|14.8|mi|km}} from [[LaSalle Street Station]], the northern terminus of the line,<ref>[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmri.html Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District]</ref> and is named after 119th Street and located between 119th Street and 119th Place. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 119th Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, 119th Street is the 150th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 269 weekday boardings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}}</ref>

As of 2022, 119th Street is served by 40 trains (20 in each direction) on weekdays, by 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Parking is available on the west side of the tracks south of 119th Street in front of the station house, and on both sides of the tracks north of 119th Street. On the northwest side, parking is available off South Hale Avenue, and on the northeast side along Vincennes Avenue. South of the station, the tracks cross Vincennes Avenue.

==Bus connections== '''[[List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes|CTA]]''' * {{rint|chicago|bus|119}} Michigan/119th

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==External links== {{Metra web|Rock Island|119TH-BEV}} *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.677335,-87.672458&spn=0.003991,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.677335,-87.672458&panoid=LJo50Yyj7Gf1DJDcIynd4w&cbp=12,162.12,,0,5.63 Station from 119th Street from Google Maps Street View] *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.67647,-87.672454&spn=0.003991,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.675953,-87.672464&panoid=7YF_ZFwDA71XyOmCNmUqgg&cbp=12,325.9,,0,9.78 Station from Vincennes Avenue from Google Maps Street View]

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]] [[Category:Blue Island, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois]]