# Oak Forest station

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Commuter rail station in Oak Forest, Illinois

Oak Forest Oak Forest station in May 2016 General information Location 4850 West 159th Street Oak Forest, Illinois Coordinates 41°36′15″N 87°44′19″W / 41.6043°N 87.7385°W / 41.6043; -87.7385 Owned by Metra Line Joliet Subdistrict Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Connections Pace Bus Construction Parking Yes Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 3 History Opened 1900 Rebuilt 1950, 2013 Passengers 2018 1,091 (average weekday)[1] 4% Rank 42 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Tinley Park toward Joliet Rock Island Midlothian toward LaSalle Former services Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Tinley Park toward Joliet Suburban Service Midlothian toward Chicago Track layout Legend RI to LaSalle IL 50 (Cicero Ave.) US 6 (159th St.) RI to Joliet Location

**Oak Forest** is a train station located in [Oak Forest, Illinois](/source/Oak_Forest%2C_Illinois) on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Rock Island District](/source/Rock_Island_District) 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 3 according to Metra fare schedules based on distance from downtown Chicago. As of 2018, Oak Forest is the 42nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,091 weekday boardings.[1]

As of 2022, Oak Forest is served by 42 trains (21 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.

The station is located at 159th Street ([U.S. Route 6](/source/U.S._Route_6)) and Cicero Avenue ([Illinois Route 50](/source/Illinois_Route_50)). There are several parking lots adjacent to the station, though they are being removed and relocated further away from the train station as part of Oak Forest Mayor JoAnn Kelly's [Gateway Project](/source/Oak_Forest%2C_Illinois#Gateway_Project).

In 2011, Oak Forest, then the second-busiest station on the Rock Island line with 1,500 daily commuters and 23 trains, received a $1.3 million grant from the [United States Department of Transportation](/source/United_States_Department_of_Transportation) for modernization.[2]

## Tracks

There are two tracks at Oak Forest. Trains from Chicago run on track 2 (the north track) and trains to Chicago run on track 1 (the south track.)

## Bus connections

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

- 354 Harvey/Oak Forest Loop

- 364 159th Street

- 383 South Cicero

## 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)** ["Oak Forest Metra Station to Benefit from $1.3 Million Grant"](http://oakforest.patch.com/articles/oak-forest-metra-station-to-benefit-from-13-million-grant). Oak Forest Patch. August 14, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.

## External links

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

- [Image of Oak Forest Station (Metra Railfan Photos)](http://www.chicagorailfan.com/pmri7.jpg)

- [159th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.603225,-87.740046&spn=0.003995,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.603223,-87.740169&panoid=3CK94Le9vwgI57QFhLiDVw&cbp=12,33.18,,0,4.5)

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