University Park station

For other uses, see University station.

University Park is a station on Metra's Metra Electric District line located in University Park, Illinois. University Park is the southern terminus of the Metra Electric main line and is 31.5 miles (50.7 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.^[1] The station is located on South Governor's Highway near West Stuenkel Road. In Metra's zone-based fare system, University Park is in zone 3. As of 2018^[update], University Park is the 64th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 808 weekday boardings.^[2]

University Park
University Park station in December 2010.
General information
Location	1900 University Parkway University Park, Illinois 60484
Coordinates	41.4593°N 87.7234°W / 41.4593; -87.7234
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	University Park Sub District
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 tracks
Connections	Pace bus River Valley Metro bus
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1977[1]
Electrified	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Previous names	Park Forest South
Passengers
2018	808 (average weekday)[2]  10.9%
Rank	64 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Terminus Metra Electric Main Line Richton Park toward Millennium Station
Track layout Legend ME north to Millennium Governors Hwy. ME ends University Pkwy. City of New Orleans, Illini and Saluki CN Chicago Subdivision
Location

University Park station is located at grade level. The station consists of one island platform which serves two tracks; Canadian National tracks (ex-Illinois Central) parallel the Metra Electric tracks. The station has an unstaffed waiting room with a ticket vending machine. Parking is available at the station. University Park opened in 1977; Metra Electric service (then part of the Illinois Central Railroad) previously had terminated at Richton Park, the first stop after University Park.

The station is scheduled to be completely reconstructed in the near future.^[3]

Station layout

University Park has an underground mezzanine containing ticket vending machines, as well as parking token machines. The platform serves two tracks. Both tracks continue into the yard, however, due to the frequency of the Metra Electric District, most trains do not continue into the yard. On the platform, two 24/7 shelters are available. Trains board on both sides of the platform, however, most trains departing to Chicago board from the inbound side.

Bus connections

Pace

• 367 University Park (weekdays only)

River Valley Metro

• University Park Commuter Routes 1 and 2