The station is on 59th street, originally the University of Chicago's southern border, and the Midway Plaisance.

Metra plans to rebuild the station, which will incorporate ADA accessibility and reopen the 60th Street entrance south of the Midway Plaisance.

In 2011, the University of Chicago committed $2.5 million on the planned rebuild.

[2][3][4] Due to the station being in proximity to historic places, in 2021, Metra and the Federal Transit Administration began a federal review process in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

[5] In December 2022, the project received $37.6 million in federal grant.