115th Street/Morgan Park station

Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois February 2025 February 2025Metra 115th/Morgan Park Metra ri Beverly Branch 115th Street-Morgan Park - May 2016.jpg 115th Street/Morgan Park station in May 2016, before the depot burned 1982 West 115th StreetMorgan Park, Chicago, Illinois 60643 41.684803 -87.671456 type:railwaystation_region:US-IL inline,title Beverly Subdistrict 2 side platforms 2 Yes; vendors 136 (average weekday) 2018 -20 176 out of 236 1892 Yes, partialPartial At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc. Metra 2 Metra Rock Island 119th Street 111th Street/Morgan Park Beverly Branch Former services yes Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Suburban Blue Island 119th Street Morgan Park 111th Street via Beverly collapsed track y vSTR!~MFADEg vSTRfg~~ ~~ ~~Metra RI Beverly Branch to Metra LaSalle PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP2q!~vBUE-us\RP2q!~MFADEfq~~115th St. vSTRfg~~ ~~ ~~Metra RI Beverly Branch to Metra Joliet vSTR!~MFADEf yes 15 #Metra RI Beverly Branch rail 115th Street/Morgan Park is one of two Metra railroad stations in the Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, along the Beverly Branch of the Rock Island District Line. It is 14.3 mi km from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the line.Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District In Metra's zone-based fare system, 115th Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, 115th Street/Morgan Park was the 176th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 136 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 2022, 115th Street/Morgan Park is served by 40 trains (20 in each direction) on weekdays, by 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. Parking is available along the west side of the tracks on South Hale Avenue between Edmaire Street and north of 116th Street. It is also available on small on-street lots along the north side of 115th Street between the tracks and Church Street. No bus connections are available. History The train station building was damaged by a fire in May 2017 and subsequently demolished. Officials ruled that arson was the cause of the fire.Ludwig Howard 115th Street Metra Depot Damaged By Fire Will Be Torn Down Today https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170630/morgan-park/115th-street-metra-depot-fire-torn-down-demolition-rock-island-line/ 17 June 2025 DNAinfo 30 June 2017 June 2026 InternetArchiveBot http://www.beverlyreview.net/news/top_story/article_eaacf142-4ac9-11e7-8d97-f7ba5a3bd50a.html Future unclear for damaged Metra station Garmes Kyle The Beverly Review June 6, 2017 January 11, 2018 On February 19, 2025, IHC Construction Companies received $8.69 million for station renovation, which includes adding a new station house in place of the now-demolished structure.Lutz BJ Metra station on Rock Island Line to get $9 million upgrade https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/metra-rock-island-115th-morgan-park-station-rehab/ 13 June 2025 WGN-TVWorrell Carolina Transit Briefs: CTA, MTA, Metra, SacRT https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/transit-briefs-cta-mta-metra-sacrt/?RAchannel=home 13 June 2025 Railway Age 20 February 2025 The Metra Board of Directors on Feb. 19 approved a $8.69 million contract to renovate the 115th Street/Morgan Park Station on the Rock Island Line.McLawhor Jennifer Metra Approves $8.69M Contract for 115th St/Morgan Park Station Rehabilitation https://www.rtands.com/passenger/metra-approves-8-69m-contract-for-115th-st-morgan-park-station-rehabilitation/ 17 June 2025 Railway Track and Structures 21 February 2025 A groundbreaking ceremony occurred on June 16, 2025.Hutson Wendell Metra sets groundbreakings for renovations at 2 South Side stations this month https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2025/06/12/metra-renovating-2-stations.html 17 June 2025 Chicago Business Journals 12 June 2025Metra and local officials break ground on 115th Station project https://www.metra.com/newsroom/metra-and-local-officials-break-ground-on-115th-station-project Metra 16 June 2025 17 June 2025 References note External links Rock Island 115TH-BEV Station from 115th Street from Google Maps Street View Category:Metra stations in Chicago Category:Former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad stations Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1892