47th Street/Kenwood station

47th Street/Kenwood
47th Street/Kenwood station in October 2024
General information
Location47th Street near Lake Park Avenue
Kenwood, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°48′36″N 87°35′29″W / 41.80987°N 87.59138°W / 41.80987; -87.59138
Owned byMetra
LineUniversity Park Sub District
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Electrified1926[1]
Previous namesKenwood
Passengers
201894 (average weekday)[2] 14.6%
Rank191 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
51st/​53rd Street Metra Electric 27th Street
toward Millennium
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
53rd Street Electric Suburban 43rd Street
Location

47th Street/Kenwood is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, Illinois, and the neighborhood of South Chicago. As of 2018, the station is the 191st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 94 weekday boardings.[2] This station is a flag stop picking up passengers only when visible to train conductor and discharging passengers only when conductors are notified. Passengers can only exit the train from the first car. The first station at this location was originally built by the Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR).

Bus connections

CTA

  •  2  Hyde Park Express
  •  6  Jackson Park Express
  •  28  Stony Island
  •  47  47th

References

  1. ^ "CHICAGO WELCOMES ELECTRIFIED ROADS; Illinois Central Line Does Away With Coal-Burners on Its Suburban Trains". The New York Times. August 8, 1926. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2019.