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Kedzie station (Metra)

Coordinates: 41°53′18″N 87°42′25″W / 41.8882°N 87.7069°W / 41.8882; -87.7069
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Kedzie
General information
LocationNorth Kedzie Avenue & West Carroll Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′18″N 87°42′25″W / 41.8882°N 87.7069°W / 41.8882; -87.7069
Owned byUnion Pacific
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks5
ConnectionsLocal Transit CTA Buses
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1947; 77 years ago (1947)[citation needed]
Passengers
201841 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 21.2%
Rank214 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Oak Park
toward Elburn
Union Pacific West Ogilvie
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Oak Park
toward Omaha
Main Line Chicago
Terminus
Austin
toward Geneva
Galena Division
Location
Map

Kedzie is a Metra commuter railroad station in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. It is served by the Union Pacific West Line.

The station is at North Kedzie Avenue and West Carroll Avenue in an industrial and low-income residential neighborhood. The Chicago Transit Authority's elevated Kedzie station is on West Lake Street, about three blocks to the south. The Garfield Park Conservatory is nearby, and Westinghouse High School is just north of the station. The Union Pacific's California Avenue yard, where Metra coaches for the Union Pacific lines are stored during the day, is just to the east.

As of February 16, 2024, Kedzie is served by 35 trains (18 inbound and 17 outbound) on weekdays. No passenger trains stop at Kedzie station on weekends or holidays. As of 2018, Kedzie is the 214th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 41 weekday boardings.[1]

Bus and rail connections

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CTA Green Line

CTA Buses

  • 52 Kedzie

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). metrarail.com. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
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