79th Street/Cheltenham station
79th Street/Cheltenham is a station on the Hyde Park/South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. The station is located along the median of Exchange Avenue, approximately one city block north of East 79th Street, and is 11.49 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: Metra train station in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “79th Street (Cheltenham)”, “Cheltenham”, and “Cheltenham (79th Street)”
- Address: East 79th Street, Chicago, IL 60649
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 75th Street/Windsor Park station and 83rd Street/South Chicago station.
75th Street/Windsor Park station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
75th Street/Windsor Park station is a station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric District Line. It is located at 75th Street in the median of Exchange Avenue and is 10.88 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. 75th Street/Windsor Park station is situated 2,600 feet northwest of 79th Street/Cheltenham station.
83rd Street/South Chicago station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
83rd Street/South Chicago station is an electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line on the South Side of the city of Chicago. 83rd Street/South Chicago station is situated 2,600 feet south of 79th Street/Cheltenham station.
Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Iamskee, Public domain.
St. Michael is a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The current church is located at E. 83rd Street and S. South Shore Drive in South Chicago, a neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church is situated 3,200 feet southeast of 79th Street/Cheltenham station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Shore and South Chicago.
South Shore
Suburb
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shore is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Located on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront.
South Chicago
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown.
Chatham-South Shore
Photo: zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chatham-South Shore is a district at the heart of Chicago's South Side, home to the real Chicago blues, some mind-blowing BBQ, and the best soul food in town.
79th Street/Cheltenham station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.75279° or 41° 45′ 10″ northLongitude
-87.55337° or 87° 33′ 12″ westOperator
MetraNetwork
MetraOpen location code
86HJQC3W+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 712905971OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5090180
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In Other Languages
“79th Street/Cheltenham station” goes by many names.
- French: “Cheltenham”
- French: “gare de Cheltenham”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 79th Street (Cheltenham) Metra Station and Saint Bride Roman Catholic Church.
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