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Van Buren Street (Metra)
Encyclopedia
The Van Buren Street Station is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago
that serves the Metra Electric Line
to University Park
, Blue Island
, and South Chicago
neighborhood; and the South Shore Line
to Gary
and South Bend, Indiana
.
One of the station's entrances is a replica of an Hector Guimard
-designed, Art Nouveau
-style Paris
subway entrance. The entrance was given to Chicago as a gift by the city of Paris in 2001.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
that serves the Metra Electric Line
Metra Electric Line
The Metra Electric District is an electrified commuter rail line owned and operated by Metra which connects Millennium Station in downtown Chicago, with the city's southern suburbs...
to University Park
University Park, Illinois
University Park is a village in Will County, Illinois. A very small parcel is in Cook County. University Park has been the home of Governors State University since 1969...
, Blue Island
Blue Island, Illinois
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 22,556 at the 2010 census. Blue Island was established in the 1830s as a way station for settlers traveling on the Vincennes Trace, and the settlement prospered because it was conveniently situated a day's journey outside of Chicago...
, and South Chicago
South Chicago, Chicago
South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois.This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown...
neighborhood; and the South Shore Line
South Shore Line (NICTD)
The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago and the South Bend Regional Airport in South Bend, Indiana...
to Gary
Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population is 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. It borders Lake Michigan and is known...
and South Bend, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
.
One of the station's entrances is a replica of an Hector Guimard
Hector Guimard
Hector Guimard was an architect, who is now the best-known representative of the French Art Nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries....
-designed, Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
-style Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
subway entrance. The entrance was given to Chicago as a gift by the city of Paris in 2001.
Bus connections
CTA Buses-
#1 Indiana/Hyde Park -
#3 King Drive -
#4 Cottage Grove (Owl Service) -
#6 Jackson Park Express -
#7 Harrison -
#14 Jeffery Express -
#26 South Shore Express -
#X28 Stony Island Express -
#126 Jackson -
#129 West Loop/South Loop -
#130 Museum Campus (Summer Service Only) -
#132 Goose Island Express -
#145 Wilson/Michigan Express -
#147 Outer Drive Express -
#148 Clarendon/Michigan Express -
#151 Sheridan (Owl Service)