83rd Street station is an electrified

commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are co ...

station along the South Chicago Branch of the

Metra Electric Line The Metra Electric District is an electrified commuter rail line owned and operated by Metra which connects Millennium Station (formerly Randolph Street Station), in downtown Chicago, with the city's southern suburbs. As of 2018, it is the fifth ...

on the South Side of the city of

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. The station is located on 83rd Street at Commercial Avenue near Russell Square Park, and is away from the northern terminus, Millennium Station.Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric
/ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, 83rd Street is in zone B. , 83rd Street is the 200th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 74 weekday boardings. West of this station is another Metra Electric station along 83rd Street known as 83rd Street (Avalon Park) along the Main Branch. Station-side and on-street parking are available next to the 83rd Street railroad crossing. South of the station, the line curves southeast onto another abandoned railroad right-of-way as it heads towards 93rd Street Station.

Bus connections

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* N5 South Shore Night Bus * 26 South Shore Express * 71 71st/South Shore

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