# University Park station

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Commuter rail station in University Park, Illinois

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University Park University Park station in December 2010. General information Location 1900 University Parkway University Park, Illinois 60484 Coordinates 41°27′33″N 87°43′24″W / 41.4593°N 87.7234°W / 41.4593; -87.7234 Owned by Metra Line University Park Sub District Platforms 1 island platform Tracks 2 tracks Connections Pace bus River Valley Metro bus Construction Parking Yes Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 3 History Opened 1977[1] Previous names Park Forest South Passengers 2018 808 (average weekday)[2] 10.9% Rank 64 out of 236[2] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Terminus Metra Electric Main Line Richton Park toward Millennium Track layout Legend north to Millennium Governors Hwy. ends University Pkwy. City of New Orleans, Illini and Saluki CN Chicago Subdivision Location

**University Park** is a station on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Metra Electric District](/source/Metra_Electric_District) line located in [University Park, Illinois](/source/University_Park%2C_Illinois). University Park is the southern terminus of the Metra Electric main line and is 31.5 miles (50.7 km) away from the northern terminus at [Millennium Station](/source/Millennium_Station).[1] 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[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=University_Park_station&action=edit), University Park is the 64th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 808 weekday boardings.[2]

University Park station is located at grade level. The station consists of one island platform which serves two tracks; [Canadian National](/source/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 [Richton Park](/source/Richton_Park_station), the first stop after University Park.

The station is scheduled to be completely reconstructed in the near future.[3]

## 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](/source/Pace_(transit))**

- 367 University Park (weekdays only)

**[River Valley Metro](/source/River_Valley_Metro)**

- University Park Commuter Routes 1 and 2

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-chirailfan_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-chirailfan_1-1) [Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric](https://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmelec.html)

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)** [https://metra.com/newsroom/metra-details-2023-construction-program](https://metra.com/newsroom/metra-details-2023-construction-program)

## External links

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

- [Train at University Park Station (Metra Railfan Photos)](http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/pmelec6.jpg)

- [Pictures of University Park Metra Station and Train Yard (Flickr)](https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=university+park+metra&e=2510149)

- [Station from Google Maps Street View](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)

- [University Park Station Entrance 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)

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