University Park station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in University Park, Illinois}} {{other uses|University station (disambiguation){{!}}University station}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | name = {{Metra header | name=University Park | icon={{ric|Metra|me}}}} | type = | image = University Park Metra Station.jpg | image_caption = University Park station in December 2010. | style = Metra | address = 1900 University Parkway<br>[[University Park, Illinois]] 60484 | coordinates = {{coord|41.4593|-87.7234|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line = University Park Sub District | other = {{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] bus<br>[[River Valley Metro]] bus | structure = | platform = 1 [[island platform]] | depth = | levels = | tracks = 2 tracks | parking = Yes | bicycle = | passengers = 808 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year = 2018 | pass_percent = -10.9 | pass_rank = 64 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system = | opened = 1977<ref name="chirailfan">[https://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmelec.html Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric]</ref> | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = | accessible = Yes | code = | owned = Metra | zone = 3 | former = Park Forest South | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Metra Electric|type=Main Line|right=Richton Park}} | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=1|map= vRP4-!~MFADEg\v-STR!~MFADEg!~POINTERf@gq\vSTR!~MFADEg\vSTR-!~MFADEg~~ ~~ ~~{{ric|Metra|ME}} ''north to {{stl|Metra|Millennium}}'' vRP4-\vENDEa-STR\vSTR\vSTR- vRP4-\vSTR\vSTR\vSTR- vRP4-!~!~POINTERg@fq\vÜSTr\vSTR\vSTR- ~~ Governors Hwy. vRP4-\vPSTR(M)\vSTR\vSTR- vRP4-\vPSTR(M)\vSTR\vSTR-~~ ~~ ~~{{ric|Metra|ME}} ends XPLTq\XPLTq!~vRP4-\XPLTq!~vPSTR(M)\XPLTq!~vSTR\XPLTq!~vSTR-\XPLTq vRP4-!~v-SHI2+l\vSHI2r-!~vÜSTl\vSTR\vSTR- vRP4-!~v-STR\vSTR\vSTR\vSTR- vRP4-!~v-ENDEe\vENDEe\v-SHI2g+l!~vSTR\vSHI2r- RP2q\RP2q!~vRP4-\RP2q\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2q\RP2q~~University Pkwy. vRP4-\POINTERf@fq\vSTR\POINTERg@gq~~ ~~ {{rint|US|Amtrak}} ~~ {{BSsplit|[[City of New Orleans (train)|City of New Orleans]],|[[Illini and Saluki]]}} vRP4-!~MFADEf\\vSTR!~MFADEf\~~ ~~[[Canadian National Railway|CN]] Chicago Subdivision }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #ff4e00 | mapframe-marker = rail | mpassengers = }} '''University Park''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[Metra Electric District]] line located in [[University Park, Illinois]]. University Park is the southern terminus of the Metra Electric main line and is {{convert|31.5|mi|km}} away from the northern terminus at [[Millennium Station]].<ref name="chirailfan"/> The station is located on South Governor's Highway near West Stuenkel Road. In Metra's zone-based fare system, University Park is in zone 3. {{As of|2018}}, University Park is the 64th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 808 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>

University Park station is located at grade level. The station consists of one island platform which serves two tracks; [[Canadian National]] tracks (ex-Illinois Central) parallel the Metra Electric tracks. The station has an unstaffed waiting room with a ticket vending machine. Parking is available at the station. University Park opened in 1977; Metra Electric service (then part of the Illinois Central Railroad) previously had terminated at {{stl|Metra|Richton Park}}, the first stop after University Park.

The station is scheduled to be completely reconstructed in the near future.<ref>https://metra.com/newsroom/metra-details-2023-construction-program</ref>

==Station layout==

University Park has an underground mezzanine containing ticket vending machines, as well as parking token machines. The platform serves two tracks. Both tracks continue into the yard, however, due to the frequency of the Metra Electric District, most trains do not continue into the yard. On the platform, two 24/7 shelters are available. Trains board on both sides of the platform, however, most trains departing to Chicago board from the inbound side.

==Bus connections== '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]''' * 367 University Park (weekdays only)

'''[[River Valley Metro]]''' * University Park Commuter Routes 1 and 2

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Metra web|Metra Electric|UNIVERSITY|University Park}} *[http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/pmelec6.jpg Train at University Park Station (Metra Railfan Photos)] *[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=university+park+metra&e=2510149 Pictures of University Park Metra Station and Train Yard (Flickr)] *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.457169,-87.724879&spn=0.004004,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.457169,-87.724879&panoid=H7Yxs4WFVwxsPzUWWLqBTw&cbp=12,128.48,,0,0.07 Station from Google Maps Street View] *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=41.459217,-87.723774&panoid=X6eZJykVdLlqJriUi0jmtA&cbp=12,330.29,,0,-1.28&ll=41.459485,-87.723631&spn=0.003425,0.010568&t=h&z=17 University Park Station Entrance from Google Maps Street View]

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