Prairie Street station

Prairie Street
Blue Island
Prairie Street station in 2003
Location	2100 West Prairie Street Blue Island, Illinois
Coordinates	41°39′43″N 87°40′31″W / 41.6620°N 87.6752°WCoordinates: 41°39′43″N 87°40′31″W / 41.6620°N 87.6752°W
Line(s)	Rock Island District
Platforms	1 side platform[1]
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	D
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Vermont Street toward Joliet Rock Island District Beverly Branch 123rd Street – Blue Island toward LaSalle Street

Prairie Street Station (also known as Prairie Street – Blue Island Station) is one of four Metra railroad stations in Blue Island, Illinois along the Beverly Branch of the Rock Island District Line, and five within Blue Island. It is 15.8 miles (25.4 km) from LaSalle Street, the northern terminus of the line,^[2] and is both located on and named after Prairie Street. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Prairie Street is in zone D.

Parking is available on both sides of the tracks at a dead end at Prairie Street, south of the Burr Oak Avenue Bridge, which also crosses the rush hour line and the freight yards between the two lines, the Burr Oak Yard on the north side of the bridge and the Iowa Interstate Railroad-Chicago Rail Link. Though the station house exists it contains no agent, and it is a flag stop. No bus connections are available.

References

1. thebluecomet.com picture. Retrieved February 12, 2011
2. Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District

External links

• Metra – Stations – Prairie Street station

• Station from Google Maps Street View