Oak Lawn (Metra)
Oak Lawn is a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The station is 14.7 miles (23.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Oak Lawn is in zone 3. As of 2018, Oak Lawn is the 31st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,186 weekday boardings.
As of February 15, 2024, Oak Lawn is served by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekdays. Saturday service is currently suspended.
Trains operate as far north as Chicago Union Station, and as far south as Orland Park and Manhattan. The station features two steel columns from the demolished pre-2001 World Trade Center twin towers in New York City displayed as a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks.
Bus connections
- 381 95th Street
- 395 95th/Dan Ryan CTA/UPS Hodgkins (Weekday UPS shifts only)
References
- ^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - SouthWest Service