Halsted Street, also known as Halsted Street/U.I.C., is a station on Metra's BNSF Line, located in Chicago, Illinois. The station is away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the BNSF Line. As of 2018, Halsted Street is the 182nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 115 weekday boardings. The elevated station consists of two island platforms on an embankment near an overpass. Only the northern island platform is actively used for passenger service. There are two unstaffed shelters on the northern platform, and staircases leading to the southbound sidewalk. Halsted Street is only served on weekdays. Bus connections CTA 8 Halsted 18 16th/18th N62 Archer (Owl Service - Overnight only) References External links Halsted Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Metra stations in Chicago Former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stations