Gresham station

Gresham
Gresham Station Platform
Location	820 West 87th Street Gresham, Chicago, Illinois 60620
Coordinates	41°44′14″N 87°38′40″W / 41.7372°N 87.6444°W / 41.7372; -87.6444Coordinates: 41°44′14″N 87°38′40″W / 41.7372°N 87.6444°W / 41.7372; -87.6444
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Rock Island District
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA Buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Fare zone	B
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Brainerd Regular service toward Joliet Rock Island District Jones/Bronzeville toward LaSalle Street Longwood Rush hour only toward Joliet

Gresham is a station on the Rock Island District Metra line, which runs between Joliet, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois at the LaSalle Street Station. It is in Zone B according to Metra fee schedules based on its 9.8 miles (15.8 km) distance from downtown Chicago.^[1] It is in the community area of Auburn Gresham, on the south side of Chicago. The Rock Island service splits here; most trains travel west over the Suburban Line (via Brainerd), while some rush-hour trains head due south for Blue Island (via Longwood). The SouthEast Service will also use this station.^[2]

Gresham Station is built on an embankment between bridges over West 87th Street and Vincennes Avenue. Parking is mainly street-side, and there are parking lots on the corner of Vincennes Avenue and Halsted Street, and on Genoa Avenue between 88th and 87th Street.

Bus connections

CTA

• 8A South Halsted
• 24 Wentworth
• 87 87th
• N87 87th (Owl Service)

References

External links

• Metra – Stations – Gresham station

• 87th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 86th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View