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Randolph Street - Deep in the heart of Chicago, between Michigan Ave and Lakeshore Drive, lies the West end of the
South Shore Line. There are three platforms serving five tracks at this station, which is just East of the Metra Electric
terminus at Randolph St.
Van Buren Street - The Metra Electric platform at Van Buren Street, shared with the South Shore Line. There are two
platforms serving three tracks at this station. The furthest platform, built into the side wall, is for outbound trains
leaving downtown - the other platform is for arrivals from inbound trains.
Roosevelt Road - Twin central platforms, separated by a yard entrance. One platform for inbound, one for outbound trains.
Roosevelt Road Yard (Metra) - This is the daytime yard for rush hour trains for METRA. South Shore Lines trains do not
use this yard but do pass it about two miles South of Randolph Street. METRA trains use this yard to park during the day.
23rd Street - McCormick Place - One central platform for 'local' trains.
METRA Electric Train 804 aproaching 27th Street - South Shore Line trains share the road with METRA bi-levels.
57th Street and 63rd Street - Twin central platforms, one platform for inbound, one for outbound trains. The
center two tracks are generally used for the South Chicago Branch of the METRA Electric Line.
METRA Electric generally runs express trains on the outside tracks, and local trains on the inner tracks, with the western
pair being outbound and the eastern pair being inbound. Between 67th Street and Kensington, METRA Electric runs inbound express
trains on both express tracks.
A point of interest - the 67th Street station is used only as a transfer station between South Chicago METRA Electric trains
and the mainline METRA Electric trains.
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