147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) station

147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) ME
Location	147th Street & Clinton Street Harvey, Illinois
Coordinates	41°37′24″N 87°38′09″W / 41.6232°N 87.6358°WCoordinates: 41°37′24″N 87°38′09″W / 41.6232°N 87.6358°W
Line(s)	Metra Electric District
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	D
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Ivanhoe toward Millennium Station Metra Electric District Main Line Harvey toward University Park

147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) is one of two Metra Electric stations located on its Main Branch in Harvey, Illinois. The station is located on 147th Street (IL 83, also known as Sibley Boulevard), and Clinton Street, and is 18.98 miles (30.55 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.^[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 147th Street-Sibley Boulevard Station is in zone D.

The station is named after both of the names for Illinois Route 83 in Harvey; Sibley Boulevard, and 147th Street. The only other station to be given two street names in one is 211th Street (Lincoln Highway) (Metra). The bridge over Route 83 has a clearance of 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m), and part of the waiting room is built underneath the north side of the bridge. A large parking lot exists on the east side of the tracks between 147th Street and the Little Calumet River. A smaller parking lot exists on the southwest corner of Clinton and 146th Streets on the west side of the tracks.

Bus connections

Pace

• 350: Sibley
• 352: Halsted

References

1. "Metra Electric". Metra Railfan Tips. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011.

External links

• Metra – Stations – 147th Street (Sibley Boulevard)