Halsted Street station

Halsted Street/UIC
Halsted Street station seen from the inbound platform in November 2016.
General information
Location	16th & Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°51′37″N 87°38′50″W / 41.8604°N 87.6473°W / 41.8604; -87.6473
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 in use)
Tracks	5
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	2
Passengers
2018	115 (average weekday)[1]  4.2%
Rank	182 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Western Avenue toward Aurora BNSF Union Station Terminus
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Western Avenue toward Aurora Suburban Service Chicago Terminus
Track layout Legend BNSF east to Union Station Halsted St. BNSF west to Aurora
Location

Halsted Street, also known as Halsted Street/U.I.C., is a station on Metra's BNSF Line, located in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the BNSF Line.^[2] As of 2018, Halsted Street is the 182nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 115 weekday boardings.^[1] The elevated station consists of two island platforms on an embankment near an overpass. Only the northern island platform is actively used for passenger service. There are two unstaffed shelters on the northern platform, and staircases leading to the southbound sidewalk.

As of April 29, 2024, Halsted Street is served by 27 inbound trains and 29 outbound trains on weekdays and 16 inbound trains and 17 outbound trains on weekends.

Bus connections

CTA

• 8 Halsted
• 18 16th/18th
• N62 Archer (Owl Service - Overnight only)

References

External links

• Media related to Halsted Street station at Wikimedia Commons
• Street station Metra – Stations – Halsted Street station
• Halsted Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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