South Shore station

South Shore station is an electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. Metra gives the official located at 71st Street near Yates Boulevard and South Shore Drive (U.S. Route 41), however the station is actually located on nearby Exchange Avenue, and is 10.28 miles (16.54 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.^[2] In Metra's fare-based system, South Shore Station is in zone 2. As of 2018^[update], South Shore is the 180th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 121 weekday boardings.^[1]

South Shore
General information
Location	71st Street near Yates Boulevard & US 41 (South Shore Drive) South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°45′56″N 87°33′57″W / 41.7655°N 87.5659°W / 41.7655; -87.5659
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	South Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA Bus
Construction
Parking	Street-side
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Rebuilt	1999
Electrified	1926 (Overhead line, 1,500 V DC)
Passengers
2018	121 (average weekday)[1]  33.5%
Rank	180 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Bryn Mawr toward Millennium Station Metra Electric South Chicago Branch Windsor Park toward South Chicago
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Windsor Park toward 91st Street Electric Suburban South Chicago Branch Bryn Mawr toward Randolph Street
Track layout Legend ME north to Millennium 71st St. US 41 (South Shore Dr.) Yates Blvd. US 41 (71st St.) Exchange Ave. 72nd St. ME south to South Chicago
Location

Along with Windsor Park and Cheltenham stations, South Shore Station is one of three that run along the median of Exchange Avenue, just southeast of 71st Street, which contains Stony Island Avenue and Bryn Mawr stations. Limited side-street parking is available for this station along 72nd Street between Exchange Avenue and Yates Boulevard. Bus connections are provided by the Chicago Transit Authority.