Halsted Street station

For other stations named after Halsted Street, see Halsted.

Halsted Street, also known as Halsted Street/UIC, is a station on Metra's BNSF Line, located in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the BNSF Line.^[2] As of 2018, Halsted Street is the 182nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 115 weekday boardings.^[1] The elevated station consists of two island platforms on an embankment near an overpass. Only platform 1 is actively used for passenger service, though both platforms 1 and 2 were recently rehabilitated as of 2024. There are staircases leading to the southbound sidewalk of Halsted Street, as well as two unstaffed shelters on platform 1.

Halsted Street/UIC
Halsted Street station seen from platform 2 in September 2024.
General information
Location	16th & Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41.8604°N 87.6473°W / 41.8604; -87.6473
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 in use)
Tracks	4
Connections	CTA bus
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	2
Passengers
2018	115 (average weekday)[1]  4.2%
Rank	182 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Western Avenue toward Aurora BNSF Union Station Terminus
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Western Avenue toward Aurora Suburban Service Chicago Terminus
Track layout Legend BNSF east to Union Station Halsted St. BNSF west to Aurora
Location

As of April 29, 2024, Halsted Street is served by 56 trains (27 inbound and 29 outbound) on weekdays and 33 trains (16 inbound and 17 outbound) on weekends. According to Metra, the historically lightly-used station has seen a large ridership increase following the introduction of a Metra free fare pass option for UIC students in fall 2024.^[3]

Bus connections

CTA

• 8 Halsted
• 18 16th/18th
• N62 Archer (Owl Service - Overnight only)

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 - BNSF Railway Line
3. "UIC students snap up reduced Metra passes; more colleges could come on board". 23 September 2024.

External links

• Media related to Halsted Street station at Wikimedia Commons
• Street station Metra – Stations – Halsted Street station
• Halsted Street entrance from Google Maps Street View