75th Street (Grand Crossing) (Metra station)

75th Street (Grand Crossing)
Location	75th Street & South Chicago Avenue Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°45′33″N 87°35′43″W / 41.7591°N 87.5954°W / 41.7591; -87.5954Coordinates: 41°45′33″N 87°35′43″W / 41.7591°N 87.5954°W / 41.7591; -87.5954
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Metra Electric District
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	CTA Bus
Other information
Fare zone	B
History
Rebuilt	1969
Electrified	1926
Traffic
Passengers	15 (avg. weekday 2014)
Rank	236 out of 236
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station 63rd Street toward Millennium Station Metra Electric District Main Line & Blue Island Branch 79th Street (Chatham) toward University Park or Blue Island

75th Street (Grand Crossing) is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood of the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at and over both 75th Street and South Chicago Avenue, and is 9.32 miles (15.00 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Grand Crossing is in zone B.

75th Street Station is the first station on the main line after the South Chicago Branch diverges. The station and the neighborhood that surrounds it were named for the Grand Crossing, an on-grade railway junction constructed in 1853 by mutual agreement between the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (New York Central) and the Illinois Central Railroad in settlement of a right-of-way feud. By 1912, this on-grade crossing was eliminated when the successor line to the LS & MS was elevated. The now abandoned Nickel Plate Railroad tracks also crisscrossed the area. Another elevated crossing was constructed for the Chicago Skyway in 1958. As of 2011, these lines are owned by Metra, Canadian National Railway, and Norfolk Southern Railway. No parking is available for this station, however the Chicago Transit Authority does provide bus service here.

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