Oak Lawn station

Oak Lawn
General information
Location9525 South Tulley Avenue
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Coordinates41°43′10″N 87°44′55″W / 41.7195°N 87.7485°W / 41.7195; -87.7485
Owned byVillage of Oak Lawn
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsPace Buses
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1984[citation needed]
Passengers
20181,186 (average weekday)[1] Decrease 10.8%
Rank31 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Chicago Ridge
toward Manhattan
 SouthWest Service Ashburn
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Wabash Railroad Following station
Chicago Ridge
toward Kansas City
 Main Line Ashburn
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Oak Lawn is a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The station is 14.7 miles (23.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Oak Lawn is in zone 3. As of 2018, Oak Lawn is the 31st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,186 weekday boardings.[1]

As of February 15, 2024, Oak Lawn is served by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekdays. Saturday service is currently suspended.

Trains operate as far north as Chicago Union Station, and as far south as Orland Park and Manhattan. The station features two steel columns from the demolished pre-2001 World Trade Center twin towers in New York City displayed as a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks.

Bus connections

Pace

  • 381 95th Street
  • 395 95th/Dan Ryan CTA/UPS Hodgkins (Weekday UPS shifts only)

References

  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 - SouthWest Service
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