Van Buren Street station

Van Buren Street
Hector Guimard-inspired entrance located close to Grant Park
General information
Location	132 East Van Buren Street Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois 60604
Coordinates	(400 S/100 E) 41.877326°N 87.622844°W / 41.877326; -87.622844
Owner	Metra
Line	University Park Sub District
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	CTA Bus Pace Buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1 (Metra and South Shore)
History
Rebuilt	1896
Electrified	1926
Passengers
10,000 daily (Metra)
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Museum Campus/​11th Street toward University Park, South Chicago or Blue Island Metra Electric Millennium Terminus Preceding station NICTD Following station Museum Campus/​11th Street toward South Bend Airport Lakeshore Corridor Millennium Station Terminus Museum Campus/​11th Street toward Munster/Dyer Monon Corridor peak hours
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Roosevelt Road toward Richton, 91st Street or Blue Island Electric Suburban Randolph Street Terminus Roosevelt Road toward Addison West Suburban
Track layout ME north to Millennium Jackson Dr. Van Buren St. pedestrian bridge Ida B. Wells Dr. (WB) Ida B. Wells Dr. (EB) ME south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago south to South Bend Airport
Location

Van Buren Street station is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago that serves the Metra Electric District to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago neighborhood; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana.

The station has three tracks, with one side and one island platform. One of the station's entrances is a replica of an Hector Guimard-designed, Art Nouveau-style Paris Métro entrance. The entrance was given to Chicago as a gift by the city of Paris in 2001.

A refurbishment project will begin in the near future, with the station receiving new entrances and a green roof. As part of this renovation, the Guimard replica station entrance will be removed and relocated to a new location to be determined by the City of Chicago. The South Shore Line is conducting a separate project to add a third platform to the station to allow for increased service.

Bus connections

CTA Buses

•  1  Bronzeville/Union Station
•  3  King Drive
•  4  Cottage Grove (Owl Service)
•  X4  Cottage Grove Express
•  6  Jackson Park Express
•  7  Harrison
•  J14  Jeffery Jump
•  26  South Shore Express
•  126  Jackson
•  130  Museum Campus (Summer Service Only)
•  147  Outer DuSable Lake Shore Express
•  148  Clarendon/Michigan Express
•  151  Sheridan

Gallery

• 
  South Shore train approaching from Millennium Station
• 
  Interior of the Van Buren Street station
• 
  A Metra train approaching from Kensington and points south
• 
  The downtown Chicago skyline as seen from Van Buren Street station in July 2019
• 
  Signs direct people to various transit options and the Chicago Pedway
• 
  The other side of the station

External links

• Metra – Stations – Van Buren Street
• South Shore Line - Stations
• Jackson Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Van Buren Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Article from Railway Review (1897) with original floor plan