Kensington/115th Street (Metra)
The Kensington Station is a commuter rail station on the South Side section of the City of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park and Blue Island. The South Shore Line formerly stopped at this station, but service was discontinued on February 15, 2012. The station is officially located at 115th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, and is the last station for Blue Island Branch trains before those split off of the main line for Blue Island.
In 1991, an advocacy group formed to press Metra to make necessary cosmetic and safety upgrades to this station, one of the busiest on the Metra Electric line. Dubbed "Operation Restore Kensington," the group pressured railroad officials to work closely with the city to upgrade parking, enhance station lighting, landscaping and security, and persuade local vendors to open concession stands in the station. For its efforts, O.R.K. monitored the railroad's efforts to build a brand new station and assisted with the railroad's efforts to increase station parking facilities. O.R.K. was disbanded in the mid-late 90s.
The station was also served by Illinois Central intercity-trains from Chicago to points south.
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Photo of the original Kensington Station at 115th street on the Illinois Central Railroad south of Chicago
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