91st Street (Chesterfield) station

91st Street (Chesterfield) is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Burnside neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at 91st and Dauphin Streets and is 11.37 miles (18.30 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 91st Street (Chesterfield) is in zone C. As of 2018, the station is the 226th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 23 weekday boardings.[1]

91st Street
Chesterfield
The 91st Street (Chesterfield) station in January 2019.
Location91st Street & Dauphin Avenue
Burnside, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.7298°N 87.6020°W / 41.7298; -87.6020
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks4
Construction
ParkingStreet-side
Other information
Fare zoneC
Electrified1926
Passengers
201823 (average weekday)[1]  14.8%
Rank226 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
87th Street (Woodruff)
toward Millennium Station
 Metra Electric District
Main Line & Blue Island Branch
 95th Street/Chicago State University
toward University Park or Blue Island
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
95th Street
toward Richton or Blue Island
 Electric Suburban
Main Line & Blue Island Branch
 87th Street
toward Randolph Street

Like much of the main branch of the Metra Electric line, 91st Street-Chesterfield is built on elevated tracks near the embankment of a bridge over 91st Street. This bridge also carries the Amtrak line that runs parallel to it, carrying the City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki trains. A freight spur also exists north of the station.

East of this station there was another Metra Electric station along 91st Street known as 91st Street (South Chicago) along the South Chicago Branch. This was replaced by South Chicago-93rd Street Station in 2001.[3][4] Another 91st Street station does exist west of this one along the Beverly Branch of the Rock Island District line, known as 91st Street-Beverly Hills Station. No bus connections are available. Street-side parking for 91st Street-Chesterfield station exists solely along both sides of 91st Street between the east side of the railroad bridge and the northwest and southwest corners of Drexel Avenue.

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 Railfan Tips - Metra Electric".(registration required)
  3. "Metra Electric (Metra Railfan Tips)".(registration required)
  4. Van Hattem, Matt (5 July 2006). "Metra: Chicago's commuter railroad". Trains Magazine. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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