Hegewisch station

Hegewisch
Hegewisch station in April 2013.
General information
Location	13730 South Brainard Avenue Hegewisch, Chicago, Illinois 60633
Coordinates	41°38′52″N 87°32′45″W / 41.64778°N 87.54583°W / 41.64778; -87.54583
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2 (gauntlet)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Rebuilt	June 1992
Electrified	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Passengers
2019	862 (average weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station NICTD Following station 63rd Street toward Millennium Station South Shore Line Hammond Gateway toward South Bend Airport
Future services Preceding station NICTD Following station 63rd Street toward Millennium Station Monon Corridor peak hours Hammond Gateway toward Munster/Dyer Main Street
Former services Preceding station NICTD Following station Kensington/​115th Street toward Randolph Street South Shore Line Hammond toward South Bend Airport
Track layout Legend to Millennium Station to South Bend Airport
Location

Hegewisch station is a commuter rail station in the city of Chicago, Illinois in the Hegewisch neighborhood, that serves the South Shore Line north to Millennium Station and east to the cities of Hammond, East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, and South Bend, Indiana. The Hegewisch station has high-level platforms, as part of NICTD's continuing effort to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[2]

Hegewisch station is the South Shore Line's easternmost stop in Chicago and the last one in Illinois outbound, and offers pay parking. It is the only Illinois station on the South Shore Line not shared with the Metra Electric District. There is a unique arrangement at the station as far as fares are concerned: although this station is a South Shore Line stop and the tracks are owned by NICTD, the station and the parking lots are owned by Metra and thus subject to Metra's fares, because the station is within the state of Illinois. Thus, when the South Shore Line adjusts its fares, the fares for Hegewisch do not change, but if Metra adjusts its fares, the fares at Hegewisch are adjusted accordingly. Additionally, Hegewisch has Metra signage at the station, despite not serving any Metra routes.