Van Buren Street
Chicago, United States
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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- Wheelchair access
- Accessible
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Van Buren Street is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago, built in 1896 in the Art Nouveau style. The station serves the Metra Electric District lines to University Park, Blue Island, and the South Chicago neighborhood, as well as the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana. Its three tracks accommodate one side platform and one island platform. Among its distinctive features is a replica of a Hector Guimard-designed Paris Métro entrance in the Art Nouveau style, a gift from the city of Paris presented to Chicago in 2001. Planned renovations will include new entrances and a green roof, with the Guimard replica entrance to be relocated to another site determined by the City of Chicago, while the South Shore Line pursues a concurrent project to add a third platform for expanded service.
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- railway station
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- Chicago, United States
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