Van Buren Street (Metra)
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 Hector Guimard entrance near Grant Park |
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| Address | 132 East Van Buren Street Chicago, Illinois 60604 |
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| Coordinates | (400 S/100 E) 41°52′38″N 87°37′22″W / 41.877326°N 87.622844°WCoordinates: 41°52′38″N 87°37′22″W / 41.877326°N 87.622844°W |
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| Connections | CTA Bus Pace Buses |
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| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | A (Metra) 1 (South Shore) |
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| Passengers () | 10,000 daily (Metra)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Van Buren Street Station is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago neighborhood; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana.
One of the station's entrances is a replica of an Hector Guimard-designed, Art Nouveau-style Paris subway entrance. The entrance was given to Chicago as a gift by the city of Paris in 2001.[2]
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[edit] Bus connections
- #1 Indiana/Hyde Park
- #3 King Drive
- #4 Cottage Grove (Owl Service)
- #6 Jackson Park Express
- #7 Harrison
- #14 Jeffery Express
- #26 South Shore Express
- #X28 Stony Island Express
- #126 Jackson
- #129 West Loop/South Loop
- #130 Museum Campus (Summer Service Only)
- #132 Goose Island Express
- #145 Wilson/Michigan Express
- #147 Outer Drive Express
- #148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
- #151 Sheridan (Owl Service)
[edit] Gallery
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South Shore Train approaching from Millenium Station
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Interior of the Van Buren Street Station
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Metra train approaching from Kensington and points south
[edit] References
- ^ http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/downtown_chicagostations/van_buren_station.html
- ^ "Paris Gives Chicago touch of Belle Epoque," Chicago Sun-Times, May 13, 2001 (retrieved 23 December 2006)
[edit] External links
- Metra Electric - Van Buren Street Station
- South Shore Line - Stations
- Jackson Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Van Buren Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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