95th Street/Chicago State University station

95th Street/Chicago State University
The 95th Street/Chicago State University station in February 2016.
Location	95th Street & Cottage Grove Avenue Roseland, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°43′18″N 87°36′14″W / 41.7216°N 87.6039°WCoordinates: 41°43′18″N 87°36′14″W / 41.7216°N 87.6039°W
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Metra Electric District
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	CTA Buses
Construction
Parking	No
Other information
Fare zone	C
Electrified	1926
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station 91st Street (Chesterfield) toward Millennium Station Metra Electric District Main Line & Blue Island Branch 103rd Street (Rosemoor) toward University Park or Blue Island

95th Street/Chicago State University is an electrified commuter rail station along Metra Electric's main line on the northeast corner of Chicago State University in Chicago, Illinois. The station is located at 95th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, and is 12.04 miles (19.38 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.^[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 95th Street/Chicago State University is in zone C.

Like much of the main branch of the Metra Electric line, 95th Street-CSU is built on elevated tracks near the embankment of a bridge over 95th Street. This bridge also carries the Amtrak line that runs parallel to it, carrying the City of New Orleans, Illini, and Saluki trains. In addition the line, which is owned by Canadian National Railway has a connection to the Norfolk Southern Railway which crosses over the tracks as well as Cottage Grove Avenue, between Lyon and Burnside Avenues.

In April 2004, the Chicago State University master plan called for a new station south of the existing one,^[2] which has caused some controversy among the students and the surrounding neighborhood.^[3] The station, if built, would serve as a combined Metra and Chicago Transit Authority Transit Center.

Bus connections

CTA

• 4 Cottage Grove
• N5 South Shore Night Bus
• 95 95th
• 100 Jeffery Manor Express (weekday rush hours only)
• 115 Pullman/115th

References

1. "Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric".(registration required)
2. CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER PLAN: A Framework to Guide Future Growth, April 2004
3. The Sixth Ward Blogspot (December 10, 2007)

External links

• Metra – Stations – 95th Street/Chicago State University

• 95th Street entrance from Google maps Street View