State Street station (Illinois)

State Street is the first station along the Blue Island Branch of the Metra Electric line in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is officially located at State Street, South of 120th Place (though in reality runs along the median of 121st Street), and is 15.6 miles (25.1 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, State Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, State Street is the 214th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 41 weekday boardings.^[1]

State Street
General information
Location	State Street, South of 120th Place West Pullman, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°40′28″N 87°37′18″W / 41.6744°N 87.6216°W
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Blue Island Subdistrict
Platforms	1 Side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	CTA Bus Pace Bus
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Electrified	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Passengers
2018	41 (average weekday)[1]  36.7%
Rank	214 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Stewart Ridge toward Blue Island Metra Electric Blue Island Branch Kensington/115th Street toward Millennium Station
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Stewart Ridge toward Blue Island Electric Suburban Blue Island Branch 115th Street toward Randolph Street
Track layout Legend ME north to Millennium Michigan Ave. 121st St. State St. ME south to Blue Island
Location

A station typology adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission on October 16, 2014, assigns the State Street typology of Low Density Neighborhood. The station is surrounded primarily by residential uses. Most riders walk or bike to the station. There is no commuter parking lot for this station, but there is still parking near the station.^[3]

CTA

• 34 South Michigan (Owl Service)

• Metra – Stations – State Street
• Station from State Street from Google Maps Street View
• Michigan Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View