Metra to shutter ticket office at Rock Island Line station

Metra later this month will close the ticket office at the 103rd Street Beverly Hills Station on the Rock Island Line due to declining on-site ticket sales.

In August, the station sold 1,472 tickets, the lowest number at stops along the Rock Island Line, according to the railroad. Each day, the 103rd Street Beverly Hills Station serves about 750 riders.

Metra will discontinue ticket sales at the station Oct. 15, although passengers will still have access to the station's facilities.

"Ticket sales have declined at many Metra stations as passengers have switched to mobile purchasing," Metra officials said in a press release. The ticket agent position is being eliminated through attrition.

Metra has been discontinuing on-site ticket sales at a number of stations, including at the Stone Avenue Station on the BNSF Line.