18th Street station
18th Street station is a commuter rail station on the Near South Side of Chicago, at 18th Street near Calumet Avenue. It serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway stop
- Description: Metra train station in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “18th Street”
- Address: East 18th Drive, Chicago, IL 60616
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Soldier Field and Chess Records.
Soldier Field
Stadium
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Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League since 1971, as well as Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer since 2020. Soldier Field is situated 1,800 feet north of 18th Street station.
Chess Records
Museum
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Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. Chess Records is situated 2,300 feet southwest of 18th Street station.
The Field Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The Field Museum of Natural History, also commonly called the Field Museum, is a private–public natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest such museums in the world. The Field Museum of Natural History is situated 3,200 feet north of 18th Street station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Near South and Museum Campus.
Near South
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The Near South is the home of several of Chicago's main attractions: the splendid Museum Campus, with three world-class natural science museums on the lakefront; Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears; and McCormick Place, the city's massive convention center.
Museum Campus
Locality
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Museum Campus is a 57-acre park in Chicago along Lake Michigan. It encompasses five of the city's major attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; the Field Museum of Natural History; Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League; and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place.
Motor Row District
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area. Motor Row includes buildings on Michigan Avenue between 2200 and 2500 south, directly west of McCormick Place convention center, and 1444, 1454, 1737, 1925, 2000 S.
18th Street station
- Categories: railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.85755° or 41° 51′ 27″ northLongitude
-87.61775° or 87° 37′ 4″ westOperator
MetraNetwork
MetraOpen location code
86HJV95J+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 705006058OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=haltOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q4557669
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“18th Street station” goes by many names.
- French: “18th Street”
- French: “gare de 18th Street”
- German: “18th Street”
- Urdu: “18th اسٹریٹ اسٹیشن (الینوائے)”
- Urdu: “18th اسٹریٹ اسٹیشن”
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