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27th Street station
27th Street
station
is a
commuter rail station
in the
Douglas
neighborhood of
Chicago
that serves the
Metra Electric Line
north to
Millennium Station
and south to
University Park
,
Blue Island
, and
South Chicago
.
The station
was originally built by the
Illinois Central Railroad
. It directly served
Michael Reese Hospital
until
the hospital
closed in
2008
. In 1972 it was the
site
of Chicago's
worst
rail disaster
, the
Illinois Central commuter rail crash
.
Connections
CTA buses
3 King Drive
21 Cermak