Blue Island (Metra)
Encyclopedia
The Blue Island Metra station is located on the Metra Electric Metra
line which runs from downtown Chicago, Illinois to Blue Island, Illinois
. It is in Zone D according to Metra fee schedules based on distance from downtown Chicago. This station is the western terminus of the Blue Island branch of the Metra Electric line.
The station
on the south side of Vermont Street serves Metra's Rock Island District
, which service splits here to the north; most trains travel north over the Suburban Line, while some rush-hour trains travel north-east. Blue Island Station and Vermont Street Station share the same parking facilities and the same bus connections.
Pace
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...
line which runs from downtown Chicago, Illinois to Blue Island, Illinois
Blue Island, Illinois
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 22,556 at the 2010 census. Blue Island was established in the 1830s as a way station for settlers traveling on the Vincennes Trace, and the settlement prospered because it was conveniently situated a day's journey outside of Chicago...
. It is in Zone D according to Metra fee schedules based on distance from downtown Chicago. This station is the western terminus of the Blue Island branch of the Metra Electric line.
The station
Vermont Street (Metra)
Vermont Street is a station on Metra's Rock Island District, in Blue Island, Illinois, from LaSalle Street, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Vermont Street is in zone D....
on the south side of Vermont Street serves Metra's Rock Island District
Rock Island District
The Rock Island District is a commuter rail line operated by Metra from Chicago, Illinois, United States, southwest to Joliet. While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the Rock Island District line are printed in "Rocket Red"...
, which service splits here to the north; most trains travel north over the Suburban Line, while some rush-hour trains travel north-east. Blue Island Station and Vermont Street Station share the same parking facilities and the same bus connections.
Bus connections
CTA- #49A South Western
Pace
Pace (transit)
Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was created in 1983 by the RTA Act, which established the formula that provides funding to CTA, Metra and Pace. In 2010, Pace had 35.077 million riders. Pace's headquarters are in...
- #348 Riverdale Connector
- #349 South Western
- #359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue
- #385 87th/111th/127th