It is in zone 2 according to Metra fee schedules based on its 9.8 miles (15.8 km) distance from downtown Chicago.

[2] As of 2018, Gresham is the 142nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 313 weekday boardings.

[1] It is in the community area of Auburn Gresham, on the south side of Chicago.

Trains operating on the main line between here and Blue Island are not scheduled to stop at Gresham.

Gresham Station is built on an embankment between bridges over West 87th Street and Vincennes Avenue.