Richton Park is the penultimate station along the main branch of the
Metra Electric line, in
Richton Park, Illinois. It is located on
Sauk Trail, east of Governor's Highway, and is 29.3 miles (47.2 km) away from the northern terminus at
Millennium Station.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Richton Park is in zone 3. As of 2018[update], Richton Park is the 47th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,059 weekday boardings.[1] The station has two tracks and one island platform, with one of the tracks ending at the station.
Richton Park was originally built by the
Illinois Central Railroad in 1946, in order to be in close proximity to the south end of the "IC Electric" coach storage yard.[3][4] It served as the terminus of the line until 1977, when the
Illinois Regional Transportation Authority funded the construction of
University Park station.[2] Today, Richton Park station is a far more modern-looking structure. Parking is available on Sauk Trail between Governor's Highway and Richton Square Road, on Richton Road, Mill Drive, and along Tower Road.