87th Street is a South Chicago Branch station rebuilt in 2006 and consists of single island platform for the two track line that can fit 4 cars on a private ROW, the platform curves to the northwest slightly towards it's northern end. To the west side of the platform is an alley. The station has a single entrance at the southern end of the platform with a ramp up from the middle of the grade-crossing of 87th Street to a ramp up into a small station house. The structure has brick walls with green trim and a green gabled roof. The station house contains a TVM and a Passenger Assistance Phone. This station house has doors out to a green canopy that covers about half the platform. There is an additional smaller green canopy structure (with windscreens) near the northern end of the platform, although the northern end of platform is a simple fence.
Photos 1-19: 4 August, 2012; 20-36: 25 June, 2016
Across 87th Street from the station
The crossing gates go down
A Highliner leads Metra Train #320
Highliner Train #1642 leads Metra train #320 towards the station
Highliner cars pass the 87th Street grade-crossing
Metra Train #320 enters 87th Street
The gates go up since Metra Train #320 has passed the grade-crossing to stop in 87th Street
The rear Highliner of Metra Train #320
Metra Train #320 in the distance up the ramp at 87th Street
Looking up the ramp at Metra Train #320 fading into the distance
A Metra train fades beyond the slighlty curving platform
A cantenary pole blocks the 87th Street entrance
A 87th Street platform sign
Doors out to the one station entrance
Windscreened benches on the platform
Inside the station house, an electrical cabinat
Last Updated: 5 November, 2017
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