79th Street (Chatham) station

79th Street/Chatham
79th Street/Chatham station in January 2025.
General information
Location79th Street between Greenwood Avenue and Woodlawn Avenue
Chatham, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°45′03″N 87°35′50″W / 41.7507°N 87.5972°W / 41.7507; -87.5972
Owned byMetra
Line(s)University Park Sub District
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Rebuilt2023–2024
ElectrifiedOverhead line, 1,500 V DC
Passengers
201850 (average weekday) 15.3%
Rank212 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
83rd Street (Avalon Park) Metra Electric
Main Line & Blue Island Branch
75th Street (Grand Crossing)
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
83rd Street Electric Suburban
Main Line & Blue Island Branch
75th Street
Location

79th Street/Chatham is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at and over 79th Street, and is 9.9 miles (15.9 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 79th Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, the station is the 212th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 50 weekday boardings.

East of this station is another Metra Electric station along 79th Street (known as Cheltenham) along the South Chicago Branch. Like much of the main branch of the Metra Electric line, 79th Street-Chatham is built on elevated tracks near the embankment of a bridge over 79th Street. This bridge also carries the Amtrak line that runs parallel to it, carrying the City of New Orleans and Illini and Saluki trains. Parking is available only on the southwest corner of 79th Street and Woodlawn Avenue.