Wrightwood station (Metra)

Wrightwood
General information
Location	79th Street & West Columbus Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41.7489°N 87.7036°W / 41.7489; -87.7036
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	CTA Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes; Vending
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	1984
Previous names	Landers
Passengers
2018	261 (average weekday)  15.5%
Rank	154 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Ashburn toward Manhattan SouthWest Service Union Station Terminus
Future services (2025) Preceding station Metra Following station Ashburn toward Manhattan SouthWest Service LaSalle Street Terminus
Former services Preceding station Wabash Railroad Following station Oak Lawn toward Kansas City Main Line Western Indiana toward Chicago Preceding station Metra Following station Ashburn toward Manhattan SouthWest Service Western Avenue closed 1984 toward Union Station
Track layout SWS to Union Station 79th St. Kedzie Ave. SWS to Manhattan
Location

Wrightwood is a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Wrightwood neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Wrightwood is in zone C. As of 2018, Wrightwood is the 154th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 261 weekday boardings. There is an unstaffed shelter and across from the station is Norfolk Southern's Landers Yard.

As of January 16, 2023, Wrightwood is served by 27 trains (14 inbound, 13 outbound) on weekdays. Saturday service is currently suspended.

CTA Bus Connections

• 52A South Kedzie
• 79 79th

External links

• Metra – Stations – Wrightwood