59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station

59th Street/University of Chicago is a railway station that serves the Metra Electric Line in Chicago, Illinois. The station is on 59th street, originally the University of Chicago's southern border, and the .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Metra train station in Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Also known as: “59th Street (University of Chicago)” and “59th Street/University of Chicago station”
  • Address: East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Science and Industry Chicago and Robie House.

Museum
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The Museum of Science and Industry is a private, non-profit science museum located in , the neighborhood, , Illinois. It is adjacent to and the University of Chicago campus. is situated 2,000 feet northeast of 59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station.

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The Frederick C. is a historic house museum on the University of Chicago campus in the neighborhood of , Illinois, United States. is situated 2,100 feet northwest of 59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station.

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is a 551.5-acre on the shore of on the of . Straddling the , , and neighborhoods, the park was designed in 1871 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and remodeled in 1893 to serve as the site of the World's Columbian Exposition. is situated 590 feet east of 59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Woodlawn.

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is one of 's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…

Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of 8.5 miles south of . The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.

Neighborhood
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is the small southeast corner of , a community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is bounded by Lake Shore Drive to the east, to the north, 51st Street to the south, Harold Washington Park to the southeast, and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks used by the South Shore and Metra Electric Lines to the west.

59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station

Latitude
41.78737° or 41° 47′ 15″ north
Longitude
-87.58892° or 87° 35′ 20″ west
Operator
Metra
Network
Metra
Open location code
86HJQCP6+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1325597285
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q4641026
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