Prairie Street station

Prairie Street serves as one of the quartet of Metra stations situated in Blue Island, Illinois along the Beverly Branch of the Rock Island District Line, and is among five total stations within Blue Island. Positioned on Prairie Street, it is located at a distance from LaSalle Street Station, which marks the northern endpoint of the line. Within Metra's fare zoning structure, Prairie Street falls under zone 2. In 2018, it was ranked 220th out of 236 non-downtown stations based on an average weekday boarding figure of 30 passengers.

By 2022, Prairie Street functions as a flag stop, accommodating 40 trains on weekdays (split evenly with 20 in each direction), 21 trains during Saturdays (10 inbound and 11 outbound), and 16 trains on Sundays and holidays.

Parking facilities are provided on both sides of the railway at the station’s terminus on Prairie Street, just south of the Burr Oak Avenue Bridge. This bridge spans over the main rail line and adjacent freight yards—the Burr Oak Yard to the north and the Iowa Interstate Railroad-Chicago Rail Link. The station lacks an agent presence and does not offer any bus transfer options.