123rd Street station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Blue Island, Illinois}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra |name={{Metra header | name=123rd Street<br/><small>Blue Island</small> | icon={{ric|Metra|ri|Beverly Branch}}}} | type= | image=123rd Street-Blue Island station.jpg | caption=123rd Street station in May 2016. | address=2120 West 123rd Street<br />[[Blue Island, Illinois]], U.S. | coordinates={{coord|41.6703|-87.6737|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line=Beverly Subdistrict | other= | structure= | platform=1 [[side platform]] | levels= | tracks=2 | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=53 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=17.8 | pass_rank=211 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened= | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=No | code= | owned=Metra | zone=2 | former= | services={{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Rock Island|left=Prairie Street|right=119th Street|type=Beverly Branch}} | 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 Prairie Street|right=Blue Island 119th 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}} PLTl\vSTR\ PLTl\vSTR\ RP2q!~MFADEgq\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ 123rd St. 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= }} '''123rd 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|15.2|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 and located on 123rd Street. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 123rd Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, 123rd Street is the 211th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 53 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 June 2026, 123rd Street is served by 13 trains (7 inbound and 6 outbound) on weekdays only.

123rd Street was originally in zone D of Metra’s zone-based fare system, but was moved into zone C as part of a pilot program that lowered fares on the Rock Island and [[Metra Electric District]] lines.

Parking is available on the northeast side of the tracks north along 123rd Street. The station is little more than an enclosed sheltered platform, and is a flag stop. No bus connections are available.

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==External links== {{Metra web|Rock Island|123RD-BEV}} *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.669995,-87.673624&spn=0.003991,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.669998,-87.673741&panoid=s4xS14_18s8IwUWmcs2LxQ&cbp=12,24.35,,0,4.71 Station from 123rd Street from Google Maps Street View]

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