87th Street station

87th Street station is a station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line on the southeast side of Chicago, United States. The station is located at 87th Street, two block East of Commercial Avenue, and is 12.51 miles (20.13 km) away from the northern terminus, Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 87th Street is in zone B. As of 2018, 87th Street is the 186th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 106 weekday boardings.[1]

87th Street
87th Street Metra Electric station from the alley north of the East 87th Street grade crossing.
General information
Location	87th Street, east of Commercial Avenue South Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41.7379°N 87.5482°W / 41.7379; -87.5482
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA Bus
Construction
Structure type	Closed-sheltered platform
Parking	Yes; street-side
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	B
History
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2018	106 (average weekday)[1]  17.8%
Rank	186 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station 83rd Street toward Millennium Station Metra Electric South Chicago Branch South Chicago Terminus
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station 91st Street Terminus Electric Suburban South Chicago Branch 83rd Street toward Randolph Street
Track layout ME north to Millennium 87th St. ME south to South Chicago
Location

Though Metra gives the address for the station as being at 87th Street east of Commercial Avenue, it is actually closer to South Baltimore Avenue. The tracks run along the east side of a one-lane alley behind South Baltimore Avenue, which spans only from 86th Street to 87th Street.

West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 87th Street known as 87th Street (Woodruff) along the main line. Parking is available at this station, but only street-side along 87th Street, on the south side between Houston and Burley Avenues, and on the north side between the tracks and Baltimore Avenue.