Jones/Bronzeville, also known as 35th Street, is a station on Metra's Rock Island District line. It is located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was named in honor of Lovana Jones who was an Illinois State Representative in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

Metra began construction on the new station in 2009 and it opened on April 3, 2011, after originally being scheduled to open in late 2010. It is located east of Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, and also serves the nearby Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Police Headquarters, and De La Salle Institute.

35th Street station

Currently, it is the second newest station on the Metra system after station which opened on February 5, 2018.

35th Street station

The station is also located roughly from CTA's Sox–35th station on the Red Line, in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway. It is also located within walking distance of the CTA's 35th–Bronzeville–IIT station on the Green Line.

35th Street station

It is about from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the Rock Island District, and consists of two side platforms with heated shelters that serve two tracks. As of 2018, 35th Street is the 158th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 245 weekday boardings.

As of 2022, 35th Street is served mainly as a flag stop by 74 trains (37 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 33 trains (16 inbound, 17 outbound) on Saturdays, and by all 28 trains (14 in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Bus connections

CTA

24 Wentworth

31 31st

35 31st/35th

39 Pershing

Pace

773 Markham/Tinley Park-Guaranteed Rate Field Express

774 Palos Heights/Oak Lawn-Guaranteed Rate Field Express

775 Bolingbrook/Burr Ridge-Guaranteed Rate Field Express

References

External links

35th Street/'Lou' Jones/Bronzeville Station

Metra stations in Chicago

Railway stations in the United States opened in 2011

Railway stations in Illinois at university and college campuses

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