179th Street/Orland Park station

Commuter rail station in Orland Park, Illinois February 2025 February 2025 179th Street/Orland Park Metra sws Metra 179th Street Station Orland Park.jpg 179th Street station in April 2016 179th Street & Southwest HighwayOrland Park, Illinois 41.5638 -87.9025 type:railwaystation_region:US-IL inline,title 1 side platform 1 208 (average weekday) 2018 3.5 162 out of 236 January 3, 1995All Aboard! https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63495664/orland-park-179-january-5-1995/ November 17, 2020 The Southtown Star January 5, 1995 Tinley Park, Illinois 1 Newspapers.com Yes Metra 4 Metra SouthWest Service Laraway Road/New Lenox 153rd Street/Orland Park collapsed track y STR ~~ ~~ ~~ Metra SWS to Metra Union Station PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ 179th St. \RP2c2!~PSTR(R)\RP23+1!~MFADE1+3 RP2c2\RP23+1!~BUE\RP2c4 RP23+1!~MFADE3+1\RP2c4!~PSTR(R)\ BS2c2!~POINTER2\SHI2gr\ ~~ ~~ Rail yard STR~L!~MFADEf\STR~R!~STR!~MFADEf\ ~~ ~~ ~~ Metra SWS to Metra Manhattan yes 15 #005db9 rail 179th Street/Orland Park is one of three stations on Metra's SouthWest Service in Orland Park, Illinois. The station is 28.7 mi km away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.Metra Railfan Tips - SouthWest Service In Metra's zone-based fare system, 179th Street is in zone 4. As of 2018, 179th Street is the 162nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 208 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 The station was the southern terminus of the line from January 3, 1995 to January 30, 2006 when it was extended to New Lenox and Manhattan.Lafferty Susan DeMar All Aboard https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63072408/manhattan-extension-february-2-2006/ November 21, 2020 The Star February 2, 2006 Tinley Park, Illinois 1 Newspapers.com As of February 15, 2024, 179th Street/Orland Park is served by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekdays, with 10 inbound trains originating here and 10 outbound trains terminating here. Saturday service is currently suspended. Although 179th Street is no longer the terminus of the SouthWest Service, most trains end their trips at this station. During peak hours trains continue to Laraway Road and Manhattan. References External links SouthWest Service 179th-sws Orland Park 179th Street Station from 179th Street from Google Maps Street View Category:Metra stations in Illinois Category:Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois 179th Street Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1995