Cheltenham (Metra station)

Cheltenham/79th St.
Cheltenham-79th Street Metra Electric Station as seen from northbound Exchange Avenue.
Location	79th Street & Exchange Avenue South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°45′08″N 87°33′10″W / 41.7521°N 87.5527°WCoordinates: 41°45′08″N 87°33′10″W / 41.7521°N 87.5527°W
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Metra Electric District
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Street-side
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	B
History
Rebuilt	2008
Electrified	1926 (1500v DC)
Services
Ticket vending machines Preceding station   Metra   Following station Windsor Park toward Millennium Station Metra Electric District South Chicago Branch 83rd Street toward South Chicago

Cheltenham (also known as Cheltenham-79th Street) is a station on the Hyde Park/South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. The station is located along the median of Exchange Avenue, approximately one city block north of East 79th Street, and is 11.49 miles (18.49 km) away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.^[1]

West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 79th Street known as 79th Street (Chatham) along the Main Branch. Street-side parking is available only on Cheltenham Place, which also intersects with 79th Street and Northbound Exchange Avenue. The station was recently renovated in 2008 as part of Metra's redevelopment program for the South Chicago branch.

Bus connections

CTA

• #79 79th Street (Owl Service)

References

1. Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric

External links

• Metra – Stations – Cheltenham (Metra station)

• 79th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View