Commuters and Train Stations

Tinley Park is located near Interstate 80 and Interstate 57, offering easy travel to Chicago and neighboring states. Metra’s commuter rail service provides fast, daily service from Tinley Park’s two commuter train stations to Chicago and Joliet. Chicago’s Midway International Airport is about a half-hour drive north, while O’Hare International Airport is only 45 minutes away. The convenient PACE bus service also is available throughout the area.

Tinley Park Metra Commuter Train Stations

Tinley Park offers several parking options to commuters at the 80th Avenue and Oak Park Avenue train stations.

Lots at the Oak Park Avenue station are open to free parking after 10 a.m. on weekdays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Permit parking is available from 5 to 10 a.m. Mondays through Fridays. There is no overnight parking on Fridays.

Permit Parking
Permit parking costs $90 per quarter and is available at the north and south lots of the Oak Park Avenue train station, as well as at the Subway parking lot at 17217 S. Oak Park Avenue and the Tinley Park United Methodist Church at 6875 W. 173rd Place. For more information on permit parking, please call Village Hall at (708) 444-5000. See the commuter parking map for more details on permit parking locations.

Pictured below is the daily fee parking lot located on Hickory Street:

Daily Pay
Daily pay also is an option along Hickory Street near the Oak Park Avenue train station, and at all lots at the 80th Avenue train station. Commuters can buy a sheet of 10 tokens for $15 at Tinley Park Village Hall, 16250 S. Oak Park Ave., and at the Tinley Park Police Department, 7850 W. 183rd St. Village Hall is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. The Tinley Park Police Department is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

Tokens are used just like cash and are inserted into the numbered slot corresponding to a parking space in the payment boxes. The token sheets are perforated to provide for easy removal from the sheet. Commuters who choose not to use a token still can deposit $1.50 in cash in the box. Tokens never expire, so commuters are welcome to buy multiple sheets at a time because they will never become obsolete. Please note there is no permit parking at the 80th Avenue train station.

Payment Options
Commuters who need to purchase tokens while Village Hall is closed can buy a sheet of 10 tokens for $15. Just fill out the Commuter Parking Token Purchase Form and send it, along with cash, check or money order, to Village Hall. The Village will mail the tokens to the address provided a few days after receiving payment. Commuters can also drop off the form in the mail slot on the south end of Village Hall.

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