As of 2018[update], South Chicago (93rd Street) is the 101st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 472 weekday boardings.

[1] The South Chicago Branch, a 4.7-mile (7.6 km)[2] spur line, was built for the Illinois Central Railroad (IC).

The IC operated the South Chicago Branch from startup in 1883 until the line was sold, with the rest of Metra Electric, to the public sector in 1987.

[2][3] This station is the only outbound Metra terminus located within the corporate limits of the city of Chicago.

A Local Activity Center is primarily characterized by the Metra station being the central focus of a built-up and identifiable neighborhood.