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Richton Park station

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Tracks
  
2

Parking
  
Yes

Connection
  
Pace

Rebuilt
  
1987

Connections
  
Pace Buses

Disabled access
  
Yes

Platforms in use
  
1

Opened
  
1946

Richton Park station

Location
  
3807 Tower Drive Richton Park, Illinois

Line(s)
  
Metra Electric District

Address
  
Richton Park, IL 60471, United States

Richton Park is the penultimate station along the main branch of the Metra Electric line, in Richton Park, Illinois. It is located on Sauk Trail, east of Governor's Highway, and is 29.33 miles (47.20 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Richton Park is in zone F. The station has two tracks and one island platform, with one of the tracks ending at the station.

Richton Park was originally built by the Illinois Central Railroad in 1946, in order to be in close proximity to the south end of the "IC Electric" coach storage yard. It served as the terminus of the line until 1977, when the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority funded the construction of University Park Station. Today, Richton Park Station is a far more modern-looking structure. Parking is available on Sauk Trail between Governor's Highway and Richton Square Road, on Richton Road, Mill Drive, and along Tower Road.

Bus connections

Pace

  • 362 South Park Forest
  • References

    Richton Park station Wikipedia