Van Buren Street station

Van Buren Street
Hector Guimard entrance near Grant Park
Location	132 East Van Buren Street Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60604
Coordinates	(400 S/100 E) 41°52′38″N 87°37′22″W / 41.877326°N 87.622844°WCoordinates: 41°52′38″N 87°37′22″W / 41.877326°N 87.622844°W
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Metra Electric District   South Shore Line
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	CTA Bus Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A (Metra) 1 (South Shore)
History
Opened	1896
Traffic
Passengers	10,000 daily (Metra)[1]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Millennium Station Terminus Metra Electric District Museum Campus/11th Street toward University Park, South Chicago, or Blue Island NICTD Millennium Station Terminus South Shore Line Museum Campus/11th Street toward South Bend Airport

The Van Buren Street Station is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago neighborhood; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana.

The station has three tracks, with one side and one island platform. During the morning rush hour, platform 1 serves all outbound trains. Platform 2 serves local trains arriving from South Chicago, and trains from Blue Island. Platform 3 serves trains from the University Park mainline, which are usually expresses. During the off-peak hours and evening rush hour, Platform 1 serves express trains serving the University Park mainline. Platform 2 serves local trains headed for South Chicago, and trains headed for Blue Island. Platform 3 serves all inbound trains. In addition, South Shore Line trains from Millennium Station use platform 1, while trains to Millennium Station use platform 3, regardless of the time of day.

One of the station's entrances is a replica of an Hector Guimard-designed, Art Nouveau-style Paris Métro entrance. The entrance was given to Chicago as a gift by the city of Paris in 2001.^[2]

Bus connections

CTA Buses

• 1 Bronzeville/Union Station
• 3 King Drive
• 4 Cottage Grove (Owl Service)
• 6 Jackson Park Express
• 7 Harrison
• J14 Jeffery Jump
• 26 South Shore Express
• 126 Jackson
• 130 Museum Campus (Summer Service Only)
• 132 Goose Island Express
• 145 Wilson/Michigan Express
• 147 Outer Drive Express
• 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
• 151 Sheridan

Gallery

• 
  South Shore Train approaching from Millenium Station
• 
  Interior of the Van Buren Street Station
• 
  Metra train approaching from Kensington and points south

References

1. Metra:Van Buren Street Station
2. "Paris Gives Chicago touch of Belle Epoque," Chicago Sun-Times, May 13, 2001 (retrieved 23 December 2006)

External links

• Media related to Van Buren Street (Metra) at Wikimedia Commons

• Metra – Stations – Van Buren Street

• South Shore Line - Stations
• Jackson Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Van Buren Street entrance from Google Maps Street View