Stony Island station

Stony Island
Stony Island Metra Electric station as seen from eastbound 71st Street.
General information
Location71st Street and Stony Island Avenue
South Shore, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°45′58″N 87°35′14″W / 41.7661°N 87.5872°W / 41.7661; -87.5872
Owned byMetra
LineSouth Chicago Subdistrict
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Construction
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Electrified1926[1]
Passengers
201899 (average weekday)[2]  9.2%
Rank189 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
63rd Street
toward Millennium
 Metra Electric
South Chicago Branch
 Bryn Mawr
toward South Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Bryn Mawr
toward 91st Street
 Electric Suburban
South Chicago Branch
 67th Street
toward Randolph Street
Terminus World's Fair branch Terminal
Terminus
Track layout
north to Millennium
Dante Ave.
71st St.
EB | WB
Stony Island Ave. (SB)
Stony Island Ave. (NB)
east to South Chicago
Location

Stony Island station is the first electrified commuter rail station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line, on 71st Street west of the intersection with Stony Island Avenue, 9.10 miles (14.65 km) from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.[3] In Metra's fare-based system, Stony Island is in zone 2. As of 2018, Stony Island is the 189th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 99 weekday boardings.[2]

Along with Bryn Mawr, Stony Island is one of two stations that run along the median of 71st Street. South Shore station is just southeast of that end of that median. No parking lots are available at the station; bus connections are provided by the Chicago Transit Authority.

The station is mentioned in Robert A. Heinlein's 1942 novella The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag.

Bus connections

CTA

  •  28  Stony Island
  •  71  71st/South Shore

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.
  3. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric


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