Mannheim is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Franklin Park, Illinois that gets services during rush hour as a flag stop. The station is 14.0 miles (22.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mannheim is in zone 2. As of 2018, Mannheim is the 218th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 35 weekday boardings.[1] The reason this station is named because of Mannheim Road running right next to it. It is the only non-ADA-accessible station on the Milwaukee District West Line. The Tri-State Tollway also runs adjacent to the Mannheim station.
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 Mannheim station in September 2016. Mannheim Road is in the background. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Front Street and Lincoln Street Franklin Park, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°56′30″N 87°53′00″W / 41.9416°N 87.8833°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CPKC Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Pace Buses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1873 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 35 (average weekday)[1]  12.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 218 out of 236[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of February 15, 2024, Mannheim is served as a flag stop by 12 trains (eight inbound, four outbound) on weekdays only.
Mannheim station is little more than a wooden shelter, which is smaller than Hanson Park further east. The station lies on the south side of Front Street between Lincoln and Ernst Streets. Parking is available on the north side of Front Street along the same block. It is just east of the large Canadian Pacific Bensenville Yard, which sits to the south of O'Hare International Airport.
This station originally served as a milk stop for the village of Mannheim, Illinois. Mannheim was founded in the 1870s when the railroad was built through the area and was later annexed into Franklin Park.[3]
Bus connections
edit- "Route 319 – Grand Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 330 – Mannheim/LaGrange Roads". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
- ^ "Franklin Park Railroad History". 5 June 2017.
External links
edit- Metra – Stations – Mannheim station (Illinois)
- Station from Google Maps Street View
- Railroad History of Franklin Park
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