# Matteson station

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Commuter rail station in Matteson, Illinois

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Matteson Matteson station in April 2016. General information Location 215th Street and Main Street Matteson, Illinois Coordinates 41°29′55″N 87°42′09″W / 41.4985°N 87.7025°W / 41.4985; -87.7025 Owned by Metra Line University Park Sub District Platforms 1 Island platform (formerly 2) Tracks 2 Construction Structure type Elevated Parking Yes Accessible No Other information Fare zone 3 History Opened 1863 Electrified 1926[1] Passengers 2018 591 (average weekday)[2] 16.6% Rank 86 out of 236[2] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Richton Park toward University Park Metra Electric Main Line 211th Street toward Millennium Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Richton toward New Orleans Main Line Homewood toward Chicago Richton Terminus Electric Suburban Main Line 211th Street toward Randolph Street Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Frankfort toward Joliet Joliet Division Chicago Heights toward East Gary Track layout Legend north to Millennium Front St. Old Plank Road Trail to EJ&E Main St. Rail yard EJ&E south to University Park Location

**Matteson** is one of two [commuter rail](/source/Commuter_rail) stations along the Main Branch of the [Metra Electric](/source/Metra_Electric) line which serve [Matteson, Illinois](/source/Matteson%2C_Illinois). It is located at 215th and Main Streets, and is 28.2 miles (45.4 km) away from the northern terminus at [Millennium Station](/source/Millennium_Station).[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Matteson station is in zone 3. As of 2018[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matteson_station&action=edit), Matteson is the 86th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 591 weekday boardings.[2]

Matteson station was the terminus of the [IC](/source/Illinois_Central_Railroad) Electric line until 1946, when it was extended to [Richton Park](/source/Richton_Park_station), in order to bring the cars closer to the south end of the "IC Electric" coach storage yard.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Originally built in 1863,[4] and rebuilt in 1912,[5] it was the southernmost station to be built before the line was electrified in 1926. Matteson is built on elevated tracks near the embankment of a bridge over Front Street. This bridge also carries the [Amtrak](/source/Amtrak) line that runs parallel to it, carrying the *[City of New Orleans](/source/City_of_New_Orleans_(train))*, *[Illini](/source/Illini_(Amtrak))*, and *[Saluki](/source/Saluki_(Amtrak))* trains. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks on the south side of Front Street and a parallel bicycle path. The west side parking lot is along Main Street between the Front Street and Main Street bridges, while the larger east side parking lot is within the Village of Matteson but is actually operated by the Village of [Park Forest](/source/Park_Forest%2C_Illinois) and located on the corner of North Street, Homan Avenue, and Front Street. A pedestrian tunnel which runs beneath the tracks, is also elevated and has staircases on each end connects the two parking lots.

No bus connections are available at this station, but the [Old Plank Road Trail](/source/Old_Plank_Road_Trail_(Illinois)) offers a human-powered right-of-way going east and west.

There is evidence of another island platform to the east of the current platform. This served the IC long-distance trains on a non-electrified double track line—the same tracks used by Amtrak today.

## 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 24, 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)** [Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric](http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmelec.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Dynamic Depot Maps (Illinois)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [""Train from Randolph Street: 150 Years of Service on the Illinois Central and Metra Electric," by Norman Carlson (2006)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000500/http://www.transportation.northwestern.edu/docs/2006/2006.07.17.Carlson.Publication.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://transportation.northwestern.edu/docs/2006/2006.07.17.Carlson.Publication.pdf) (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2009.

## External links

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

- [Front Street entrance from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.499241,-87.702366&spn=0.004002,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.499238,-87.7025&panoid=7q1qhHLUf6y3BQE4CuOngQ&cbp=12,168.07,,1,1.55)

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