Gresham station

Gresham is a station on the Rock Island District Metra line, which runs between Joliet, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois at the LaSalle Street Station. It is in Zone B according to Metra fee schedules based on its 9.8 miles (15.8 km) distance from downtown Chicago.[2] As of 2018, Gresham is the 142nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 313 weekday boardings.[1] It is in the community area of Auburn Gresham, on the south side of Chicago. The Rock Island service splits here; most trains travel west over the Suburban Line (via Brainerd), while some rush-hour trains head due south for Blue Island (via Longwood). The SouthEast Service will also use this station.[3]

Gresham
Gresham station platform
Location	820 West 87th Street Gresham, Chicago, Illinois 60620
Coordinates	41.7372°N 87.6444°W
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Joliet Subdistrict
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA Buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Fare zone	B
Passengers
2018	313 (average weekday)[1]  1.6%
Rank	142 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Brainerd Beverly Branch toward Joliet Rock Island District 35th Street toward LaSalle Street 95th Street–Longwood Rush hour only toward Joliet
Former services Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Longwood Manor 95th Street toward Joliet Suburban Service via Main Line Auburn Park toward Chicago Brainerd toward Joliet Suburban Service via Beverly Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Terminus Electric Suburban Blue Island Branch Burr Oak toward Randolph Street

Gresham Station is built on an embankment between bridges over West 87th Street and Vincennes Avenue. Parking is mainly street-side, and there are parking lots on the corner of Vincennes Avenue and Halsted Street, and on Genoa Avenue between 88th and 87th Street.

Bus connections

CTA

• 8A South Halsted
• 24 Wentworth
• 87 87th
• N87 87th (Owl Service)

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 - Rock Island District
3. Metra Connects: Proposed SouthEastService Archived 2015-02-26 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Metra – Stations – Gresham station
• 87th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 86th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View