# Gresham station

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Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois

Gresham Gresham station platform General information Location 820 West 87th Street Auburn Gresham, Chicago, Illinois 60620 Coordinates 41°44′14″N 87°38′40″W / 41.7372°N 87.6444°W / 41.7372; -87.6444 Owned by Metra Line Joliet Subdistrict Platforms 1 island platform Tracks 2 Connections CTA Buses Construction Structure type Elevated Accessible No Other information Fare zone 2 Passengers 2018 313 (average weekday)[1] 1.6% Rank 142 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Brainerd toward Joliet Rock Island Beverly Branch 35th Street toward LaSalle 95th Street/​Longwood toward Joliet Rock Island Former services Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Longwood Manor 95th Street toward Joliet Suburban Service via Main Line Auburn Park toward Chicago Brainerd toward Joliet Suburban Service via Beverly Future services Preceding station Metra Following station Brainerd Beverly Branch toward Joliet Rock Island Auburn Park Under construction toward LaSalle 95th Street–Longwood Manor Rush hour only toward Joliet Track layout Legend to LaSalle Summit Ave. Vincennes Ave. Halsted St. 87th St. Vincennes Ave. to Joliet via Beverly branch main line Location

**Gresham** is a [station](/source/Train_station) on the [Rock Island District](/source/Rock_Island_District) [Metra](/source/Metra) line, which runs between [Joliet, Illinois](/source/Joliet%2C_Illinois) and [LaSalle Street Station](/source/LaSalle_Street_Station) in downtown [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois). It is in zone 2 according to Metra fee schedules based on its 9.8 miles (15.8 km) distance from downtown Chicago.[2] As of 2018, Gresham is the 142nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 313 weekday boardings.[1] It is in the community area of [Auburn Gresham](/source/Auburn_Gresham%2C_Chicago), on the south side of Chicago. The Rock Island service splits just south of here; trains short-turning at Blue Island as well as evening service to and from Joliet diverge onto the slower Beverly Branch (via Brainerd), while most trains to and from points south of Blue Island remain on the main line.

As of 2022, Gresham 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. Although Gresham is north of the junction between the main line and the Beverly Branch, the station is only serviced by trains operating on the Beverly Branch. Trains operating on the main line between here and Blue Island are not scheduled to stop at Gresham.

Gresham Station is built on an embankment between bridges over West 87th Street and Vincennes Avenue. Parking is mainly street-side, and there are parking lots on the corner of Vincennes Avenue and Halsted Street, and on Genoa Avenue between 88th and 87th Street.

## Bus connections

**[CTA](/source/List_of_Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_routes)**

- **[8A](/source/Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_services)** South Halsted

- **[24](/source/Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_services)** Wentworth (weekday only)

- **[87](/source/Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_services)** 87th (Owl Service)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["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-2)** [Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District](http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmri.html)

## External links

- [Metra – Stations – Gresham station](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/ri/stations/Gresham)

- [87th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.736039,-87.644967&spn=0.003987,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.736046,-87.644858&panoid=I1T-3eFrv32yUMMm3g7MVw&cbp=12,27.3,,0,-0.7)

- [86th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.737584,-87.644559&spn=0.003987,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.737966,-87.644409&panoid=orVsk24yFGf3mmMU1OlsWg&cbp=12,103.52,,0,2.32)

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