Oak Forest station

Commuter rail station in Oak Forest, Illinois
Oak Forest
Oak Forest station in May 2016
General information
Location4850 West 159th Street
Oak Forest, Illinois
Coordinates41°36′15″N 87°44′19″W / 41.6043°N 87.7385°W / 41.6043; -87.7385
Owned byMetra
Line(s)Joliet Subdistrict
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsPace Bus
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1900
Rebuilt1950, 2013
Passengers
20181,091 (average weekday)[1] Decrease 4%
Rank42 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Tinley Park
toward Joliet
 Rock Island Midlothian
toward LaSalle Street
Former services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Tinley Park
toward Joliet
 Suburban Service Midlothian
toward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
RI to LaSalle Street
Illinois 50.svg IL 50 (Cicero Ave.)
US 6.svg US 6 (159th St.)
RI to Joliet
Location
Map

Oak Forest is a train station located in Oak Forest, Illinois on Metra's Rock Island District line, which runs between Joliet, Illinois and LaSalle Street Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is in Zone 3 according to Metra fare schedules based on distance from downtown Chicago. As of 2018, Oak Forest is the 42nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,091 weekday boardings.[1]

As of 2022, Oak Forest is served by 42 trains (21 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.

The station is located at 159th Street (U.S. Route 6) and Cicero Avenue (Illinois Route 50). There are several parking lots adjacent to the station, though they are being removed and relocated further away from the train station as part of Oak Forest Mayor JoAnn Kelly's Gateway Project.

In 2011, Oak Forest, then the second-busiest station on the Rock Island line with 1,500 daily commuters and 23 trains, received a $1.3 million grant from the United States Department of Transportation for modernization.[2]

Tracks

There are two tracks at Oak Forest. Trains from Chicago run on track 2 (the north track) and trains to Chicago run on track 1 (the south track.)

Bus connections

Pace

  • 354 Harvey/Oak Forest Loop
  • 364 159th Street
  • 383 South Cicero

References

  1. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Oak Forest Metra Station to Benefit from $1.3 Million Grant". Oak Forest Patch. August 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-20.

External links

  • Metra – Stations – Oak Forest station
  • Image of Oak Forest Station (Metra Railfan Photos)
  • 159th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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