Calumet (Metra)
Encyclopedia
Calumet is a station on Metra
's Metra Electric Line
located in East Hazel Crest, Illinois
. The station is officially located at Park Avenue and 174th Street, near the Calumet Country Club, however the actual location is on Wood Street south of 174th Street. Park Avenue terminates at 171st Street. Calumet is 22.82 miles (36.7 km) from Millennium Station, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Calumet is located in zone E. The station is on a solid-fill elevated structure and consists of one island platform
which serves the Metra Electric Line's two tracks. There is no agent at Calumet, but tickets may be purchased from a vending machine in the waiting room.
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...
's Metra Electric Line
Metra Electric Line
The Metra Electric District is an electrified commuter rail line owned and operated by Metra which connects Millennium Station in downtown Chicago, with the city's southern suburbs...
located in East Hazel Crest, Illinois
East Hazel Crest, Illinois
East Hazel Crest is a village in Cook County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,607.-Geography:East Hazel Crest is located at ....
. The station is officially located at Park Avenue and 174th Street, near the Calumet Country Club, however the actual location is on Wood Street south of 174th Street. Park Avenue terminates at 171st Street. Calumet is 22.82 miles (36.7 km) from Millennium Station, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Calumet is located in zone E. The station is on a solid-fill elevated structure and consists of one island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
which serves the Metra Electric Line's two tracks. There is no agent at Calumet, but tickets may be purchased from a vending machine in the waiting room.