Richton Park is the penultimate station along the main branch of the Metra Electric line, in Richton Park, Illinois. It is located on Sauk Trail, east of Governor's Highway, and is 29.3 miles (47.2 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Richton Park is in zone 3. As of 2018, Richton Park is the 47th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,059 weekday boardings.[1] The station has two tracks and one island platform, with one of the tracks ending at the station.
Richton Park was originally built by the Illinois Central Railroad in 1946, in order to be in close proximity to the south end of the "IC Electric" coach storage yard.[3][4] It served as the terminus of the line until 1977, when the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority funded the construction of University Park station.[2] Today, Richton Park station is a far more modern-looking structure. Parking is available on Sauk Trail between Governor's Highway and Richton Square Road, on Richton Road, Mill Drive, and along Tower Road.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Metra Electric (Metra Railfan Tips)
- ^ Metra Electric South Chicago Yard (WikiMapia)
- ^ "Chicago’s Finest Transportation: The Illinois Central Electric" by John G. Allen and Roy G. Benedict Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
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