Calumet station (Illinois)

Calumet is a station on Metra's Metra Electric Line located in East Hazel Crest, Illinois. The station is officially located at Park Avenue and 174th Street, near the Calumet Country Club, however the actual location is on Wood Street south of 174th Street. Park Avenue terminates at 171st Street. Calumet is 22.8 miles (36.7 km) from Millennium Station, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Calumet is located in zone 2. As of 2018^[update], Calumet is the 46th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,077 weekday boardings.^[1] The station is on a solid-fill elevated structure and consists of one island platform which serves the Metra Electric Line's two tracks. There is no agent at Calumet, but tickets may be purchased from a vending machine in the waiting room.

Calumet
Calumet station in March 2017.
General information
Location	Park Avenue and 174th Street East Hazel Crest, IL
Coordinates	41.572669°N 87.662799°W / 41.572669; -87.662799
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	University Park Sub District
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 tracks
Connections	Pace bus service: 356 Harvey/Homewood/Tinley Park
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes; Bicycle racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1856
Electrified	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Passengers
2018	1,077 (average weekday)[1]  8.9%
Rank	46 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Homewood toward University Park Metra Electric Main Line Hazel Crest toward Millennium Station
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Homewood toward Richton Electric Suburban Main Line Hazel Crest toward Randolph Street
Track layout Legend ME north to Millennium ME south to University Park
Location

Calumet station platform reconstruction

References

1. "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. Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric Line

External links

• Metra – Stations – Calumet
• entrance from Google Maps Street View