Halsted Street station
Appearance
Halsted Street/UIC | |||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 16th & Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°51′37″N 87°38′50″W / 41.8604°N 87.6473°W | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Chicago Subdivision | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||
Connections | CTA bus | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | A | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2014 | 92 (weekday average)[1] | ||||||||||||
Rank | 201 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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Halsted Street, also known as Halsted Street/U.I.C., is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line, located in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the West Line.[2] The elevated station consists of two island platforms on an embankment near an overpass. Only the northern island platform is actively used for passenger service. There are two unstaffed shelters on the northern platform, and staircases leading to the southbound sidewalk.
Halsted Street is only served during weekday rush hours, including some reverse commute trips.
Bus connections
8 Halsted
18 16th/18th
N62 Archer
(Owl Service - Overnight only)
References
- ^ a b "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results" (PDF). Metra Division of Strategic Capital Planning. Spring 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
External links
- Media related to Halsted Street station at Wikimedia Commons
- Street station Metra – Stations – Halsted Street station
- Halsted Street entrance from Google Maps Street View