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143rd Street/Orland Park station
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Commuter rail station in Orland Park, Illinois
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143rd Street/Orland Park
Metra sws
Metra
143rd Street-Orland Park Station.jpg
143rd Street station in Orland Park in April 2016
143rd Street & Southwest HighwayOrland Park, Illinois
41.6309 -87.8592 type:railwaystation_region:US-IL inline,title
2 side platforms
2
591 (average weekday)
2018
7.8
86 out of 236
April 27, 2007
Yes
Metra
4
Orland Park
Metra SouthWest Service 153rd Street/Orland Park Palos Park
Former services yes Norfolk and Western Railway Orland Park Cannonball Southmore Wabash Railroad Main Alpine Palos Park
collapsed
track y vSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ Chicago SWS to Metra Union Station
RP3q!~MFADEgq\hvSTR\RP4q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ ~~ IL US 45 NB (La Grange Rd.)
RP3q!~MFADEgq\hvSTR\RP4q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ ~~ IL US 45 SB (La Grange Rd.)
vSTR
PLTl\vSTR\PLTr
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RP2q!~MFADEgq\SKRZ-G2BUE\RP2yRP4q!~MFADEfq ~~ 143rd St.
STR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ Chicago SWS to Metra Manhattan
yes 15 #005db9 rail
143rd Street/Orland Park is one of three stations on Metra's SouthWest Service in Orland Park, Illinois. The station is 23 mi km away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.iCloud http://web.me.com:80/willvdv/chirailfan/mmsw.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100212105738/http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmsw.html 12 February 2010 In Metra's zone-based fare system, 143rd Street is in zone 4. As of 2018, 143rd Street is the 86th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 591 weekday boardings.https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018 April 2019 Metra https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf 26 May 2019
As of February 15, 2024, 143rd Street/Orland Park is served by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekdays. One of the outbound trains that stops at the station makes a flag stop. Saturday service is currently suspended.
The station faced major reconstruction and reopened on April 27, 2007. From this station southward the SouthWest Service operates on one track only.
This station has been recognized as being a major piece in Orland Park's downtown.
Connections
Pace Bus route 379
References
Greco Jr. Carmen; "New depot spurs big dreams - Orland Park plans a new downtown" Chicago Tribune; April 27, 2007
External links
SouthWest Service 143rd-sws
Category:Metra stations in Illinois
Category:Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois
143rd Street
Category:Former Wabash Railroad stations