Riverdale station (Illinois)

Commuter rail station in Riverdale, Illinois

137th Street
Riverdale

General information
Location| 137th & Illinois Streets
Riverdale, Illinois
Coordinates| 41°38′47″N 87°37′24″W﻿ / ﻿41.6465°N 87.6234°W﻿ / 41.6465; -87.6234
Owned by| Metra
Line(s)| University Park Sub District
Platforms| 1 island platform
Tracks| 2
Connections|  Pace Buses
Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Parking| Yes
Accessible| No
Other information
Fare zone| 2
History
Electrified| Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Passengers
2018| 146 (average weekday)[1] 18.9%
Rank| 172 out of 236[1]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Metra | Following station

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Ivanhoe

toward University Park

|  | Metra Electric

Main Line

|  | Kensington/115th Street

toward Millennium Station

Former services

| Preceding station  | Illinois Central Railroad | Following station

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Ivanhoe

toward Richton

|  | Electric Suburban

Main Line

|  | 130th Street (Wildwood)

toward Randolph Street

Track layout

Legend

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ME north to Millennium

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ME south to University Park

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Location

Riverdale is one of two commuter rail stations on the Metra Electric main branch in Riverdale, Illinois, a village just southwest of the adjacent Riverdale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is located at 137th Street and Illinois Street, and is 17.3 miles (27.8 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Rivedale is in zone 2. As of 2018[update], Riverdale is the 172nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 146 weekday boardings.[1]

Riverdale is the first station south of Kensington/115th Street, where the Blue Island Branch and the South Shore Line split from the right of way. It is built on a bridge embankment south of 137th Street, which also carries Amtrak's City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki trains. A wrought-iron fence exists between the sidewalk and the street below the station, and bridges are available beneath the tracks for 137th and 138th Streets. Parking is primarily available along Illinois Street and the railroad tracks between 137th and 139th Streets, but street-side parking can also be found on the opposite side of Illinois Street between 137th Street and 137th Place, and along 137th Street west of the railroad bridge.

## Bus connections

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Pace

* 348 Harvey/Riverdale/Blue Island (Weekdays only)

## References

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1. ^ a b c "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

## External links

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* Metra – Stations – Riverdale
* Metra Railfan Photos (Riverdale Station)
* 138th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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