Bryn Mawr station (Metra)

Bryn Mawr (better known as 71st and Jeffery) is a station on the Hyde Park/South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. It is located at 71st Street and Jeffery Boulevard, which is 9.66 miles (15.55 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.^[3] In Metra's fare-based system, Bryn Mawr Station is in zone 2. As of 2018^[update], Bryn Mawr is the 201st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 73 weekday boardings.^[2] The station is named for the former name of the neighborhood at the time the line was built, when it was part of Hyde Park Township.^[4]

Bryn Mawr
General information
Location	71st Street at Jeffery Boulevard South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41.7661°N 87.5771°W / 41.7661; -87.5771
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA Buses
Construction
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Rebuilt	2006[1]
Electrified	1926 (Overhead line, 1,500 V DC)
Passengers
2018	73 (average weekday)[2]  34.8%
Rank	201 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Stony Island toward Millennium Station Metra Electric South Chicago Branch South Shore toward South Chicago
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station South Shore toward 91st Street Electric Suburban South Chicago Branch Stony Island Avenue toward Randolph Street
Track layout Legend ME north to Millennium Euclid Ave. 71st St. Jeffery Blvd. ME south to South Chicago
Location

Along with Stony Island Avenue station, Bryn Mawr is one of two stations that run along the median of 71st Street. South Shore station is located just southeast of that end of that median. No parking lots are available for this station, but there are bus connections provided by the Chicago Transit Authority.

Bus connections

CTA

• N5 South Shore Night Bus (Owl Service - Overnight only)
• J14 Jeffery Jump
• 15 Jeffery Local
• 71 71st/South Shore