147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) station

147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) is one of two Metra Electric stations located on its Main Branch in Harvey, Illinois. The station is located on 147th Street (IL 83, also known as Sibley Boulevard), and Clinton Street, and is 18.98 miles (30.55 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 147th Street-Sibley Boulevard Station is in zone D. As of 2018, the station is the 62nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 829 weekday boardings.[1]

147th Street Sibley Boulevard
Location	147th Street & Clinton Street Harvey, Illinois
Coordinates	41.6232°N 87.6358°W
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	University Park Sub District
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	D
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2018	829 (average weekday)[1]  15.6%
Rank	62 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Ivanhoe toward Millennium Station Metra Electric District Main Line Harvey toward University Park
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Harvey toward Richton Electric Suburban Main Line Ivanhoe toward Randolph Street

The station is named after both of the names for Illinois Route 83 in Harvey; Sibley Boulevard, and 147th Street. The only other station to be given two street names in one is 211th Street (Lincoln Highway), also on the Metra Electric main line. The bridge over Route 83 has a clearance of 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m), and part of the waiting room is built underneath the north side of the bridge. A large parking lot exists on the east side of the tracks between 147th Street and the Little Calumet River. A smaller parking lot exists on the southwest corner of Clinton and 146th Streets on the west side of the tracks.

Bus connections

Pace

• 350 Sibley
• 352 Halsted

References

1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
2. "Metra Electric". Metra Railfan Tips. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011.

External links

• Metra – Stations – 147th Street (Sibley Boulevard)