Flossmoor station

Flossmoor
Flossmoor station in January 2010.
General information
LocationFlossmoor and Sterling Roads
Flossmoor, Illinois
Coordinates41°32′36″N 87°40′42″W / 41.543435°N 87.678349°W / 41.543435; -87.678349
Owned byMetra
LineUniversity Park Sub District
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsPace bus service
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1856
Rebuilt1906
Electrified1926[1]
Passengers
2018859 (average weekday)[2]  4.2%
Rank60 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Olympia Fields
toward University Park
 Metra Electric
Main Line
 Homewood
toward Millennium
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Olympia Fields
toward Richton
 Electric Suburban
Main Line
 Homewood
toward Randolph Street
Location

Flossmoor is a station on Metra's Metra Electric Line located in Flossmoor, Illinois. The station is located at Flossmoor Road and Sterling Road. Flossmoor is 24.93 miles (40.12 km) from Millennium Station, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Flossmoor is located in zone 3. As of 2018, Flossmoor is the 60th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 859 weekday boardings.[2] The station is on a solid-fill elevated structure and consists of a 1906-built Illinois Central Railroad building next to one island platform which serves the Metra Electric Line's two tracks. There is no ticket agent at Flossmoor, but tickets may be purchased from a vending machine in the waiting room or online using the Ventra app. The old station house is used as a local restaurant and beer brewery.

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 24, 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.
  3. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric Line


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