# Burr Oak station

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Commuter rail station in Blue Island, Illinois

Burr Oak General information Location Burr Oak Avenue near Lincoln Street Blue Island, Illinois Coordinates 41°39′44″N 87°40′08″W / 41.6622°N 87.6688°W / 41.6622; -87.6688 Owned by Metra Line Blue Island Subdistrict Platforms 1 side platform Tracks 1 Connections Pace Bus Construction Parking Yes Accessible No Other information Fare zone 2 History Electrified 1926[1] Passengers 2018 89 (average weekday)[2] 23.9% Rank 193 out of 236[2] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Blue Island Terminus Metra Electric Blue Island Branch Ashland/​Calumet Park toward Millennium Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Blue Island Terminus Electric Suburban Blue Island Branch Ashland Avenue toward Randolph Street Track layout Legend ME-BI north to Millennium 127th St. Lincoln St. Winchester Ave. ME-BI south to Blue Island Location

**Burr Oak** is a [commuter rail](/source/Commuter_rail) station along the Blue Island Branch of the [Metra Electric](/source/Metra_Electric) line in [Blue Island, Illinois](/source/Blue_Island%2C_Illinois). The station is located on Burr Oak Avenue near Lincoln Street, and is 18.4 miles (29.6 km) away from the northern terminus at [Millennium Station](/source/Millennium_Station).[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Burr Oak is in zone 2. As of 2018[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burr_Oak_station&action=edit), Burr Oak is the 193rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 89 weekday boardings.[2] It borders the City of Blue Island.

Parking is available behind the station on the southeast corner of Burr Oak Avenue and Winchester Street. One Pace bus connection is available at the station.

## Bus connections

**[Pace](/source/Pace_(transit))**

- 359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["CHICAGO WELCOMES ELECTRIFIED ROADS; Illinois Central Line Does Away With Coal-Burners on Its Suburban Trains"](https://www.nytimes.com/1926/08/08/archives/chicago-welcomes-electrified-roads-illinois-central-line-does-away.html). *The New York Times*. August 8, 1926. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) ["Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF). *Metra*. April 2019. Archived from [the original](https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF) on May 26, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Vandervoort, Bill. ["Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric"](http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmelecb.html). *Chicago Transit & Railfan*.

## External links

- [Metra – Stations – Burr Oak](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/me/stations/BURROAK)

- [Station from Burr Oak Avenue (127th Street) from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.662781,-87.668163&spn=0.00396,0.013733&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.662775,-87.668347&panoid=bVNfeN2FMHyBLFUNPpklFg&cbp=12,184.6,,0,5.84)

- [Station from Winchester Avenue from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.661908,-87.669311&spn=0.00396,0.013733&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.661922,-87.669341&panoid=ZYnOtuXVMC0qWgjJKe0pKA&cbp=12,64.83,,0,2.46)

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