75th Street (Grand Crossing) station

75th Street (Grand Crossing) is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at and over both 75th Street and South Chicago Avenue, and is 9.3 miles (15.0 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Grand Crossing is in zone B. As of 2018, the station is the 231st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 14 weekday boardings.[1]

75th Street Grand Crossing
General information
Location	75th Street & South Chicago Avenue Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41.7591°N 87.5954°W / 41.7591; -87.5954
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	University Park Sub District
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	CTA Bus
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	B
History
Rebuilt	1969
Electrified	1500v DC
Passengers
2018	14 (average weekday)[1]  50%
Rank	231 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station 79th Street (Chatham) toward University Park or Blue Island Metra Electric Main Line & Blue Island Branch 63rd Street toward Millennium Station
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station 79th Street toward Richton or Blue Island Electric Suburban Main Line & Blue Island Branch 72nd Street toward Randolph Street
Location

75th Street station is the first station on the main line after the South Chicago Branch diverges. The station and the neighborhood that surrounds it were named for the Grand Crossing, an on-grade railway junction constructed in 1853 by mutual agreement between the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (New York Central) and the Illinois Central Railroad in settlement of a right-of-way feud. By 1912, this on-grade crossing was eliminated when the successor line to the LS & MS was elevated. The now abandoned Nickel Plate Railroad tracks also crisscrossed the area. Another elevated crossing was constructed for the Chicago Skyway in 1958.[3] As of 2011, these lines are owned by Metra, Canadian National Railway, and Norfolk Southern Railway. No parking is available for this station, however the Chicago Transit Authority does provide bus service here.