Auburn Park is a planned railroad station on the South Side of Chicago serving Metra's Rock Island District. It will be located on the southeast corner of 79th Street and South Lowe Avenue.[5][6]
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Location | 79th Street Chicago, Illinois United States | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.7502°N 87.6402°W[1] | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Rock Island District | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Status | Under construction[2] | ||||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1879[3] (Rock Island) | ||||||||||||
Opening | 2025 (Metra) | ||||||||||||
Closed | 1978[4] (Rock Island) | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | September 30, 2019[2] | ||||||||||||
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The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operated an Auburn Park station at 78th Street[4] from 1879[3] to 1978.[4] After ridership dropped to 21 daily riders, the station was dropped from most train schedules in favor of increased service to the Oak Forest and Midlothian stations in the suburbs.[7] The Metra station was expected to begin construction after two state bonds were approved in 2009;[8] however, budgeting issues delayed the release of funds.[5][2] The ceremonial groundbreaking of the station was held on September 30, 2019.[2] As of June 2022, construction is estimated to be completed by 2025.[9]
- 79 79th (Owl Service)
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