Western Avenue
Western Avenue station in September 2007.
General information
Location420 North Artesian Avenue,
near Grand Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates41°53′21″N 87°41′17″W / 41.8892°N 87.6881°W / 41.8892; -87.6881
Owned byMetra
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal Transit Chicago Transit Authority
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneA
History
Opened1900
Passengers
2018836 (average weekday)[1] Increase 1.5%
Rank61 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Healy
toward Fox Lake
 Milwaukee District North Union Station
Terminus
Grand/Cicero
Weekday Limited
toward Big Timber Road
 Milwaukee District West
River Grove
toward Antioch
 North Central Service
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Deerfield
towards Seattle or Tacoma
 Main Line Chicago
Terminus
Elgin
towards Omaha
 Omaha – Chicago
Healy
towards Milwaukee
 Chicago – Milwaukee
Healy
towards Walworth
 Suburban Service
North Line
Hermosa
towards Elgin
 Suburban Service
West Line
Preceding station Metra Following station
Hermosa
(Closed 2006)
toward Big Timber Road
 Milwaukee District West Union Station
Terminus
Location

Western Avenue is the name of a railroad station owned by Metra, located in the West Town community area[2] of Chicago, Illinois near Western Avenue. The station is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) away from Union Station, the inbound terminus of the line.[3] Western Avenue station serves the Milwaukee District West Line, North Central Service, and Milwaukee District North Line, and is the last inbound stop for these three lines before the terminus at Union Station. Although it is not a station stop, Amtrak Hiawatha Service trains and the Empire Builder also pass through here. The station was previously used by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Located near the station are the California Coach Yard, and the Western Avenue Rail Yard, the latter of which host to Metra's final EMD F40Cs. Just southeast of the station platforms is a diamond where the Milwaukee Road Metra routes cross the tracks of the Union Pacific West Line to Ogilvie Transportation Center, then turn to run parallel to them. This goes on for about a mile before they split, as the West Line tracks continue to Ogilvie. The junction is controlled by the nearby A-2 tower.

As of 2018, Western Avenue is the 61st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 836 weekday boardings.[1]

Western Avenue is served by a total of 117 Metra trains on weekdays, by 44 trains on Saturdays, and by 36 trains on Sundays and holidays. This includes all inbound trains from the three lines, as well as all outbound trains save for one outbound Milwaukee District North Line train on weekdays.

Station Layout

Platform level Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      Milwaukee District North toward Fox Lake (Healy)
     Milwaukee District West toward Big Timber Road (Grand/Cicero)
     North Central Service toward Antioch (River Grove)
     Empire Builder does not stop here
     Hiawatha Service does not stop here
Inbound      Milwaukee District North toward Union Station (terminus) →

     Empire Builder does not stop here

     Hiawatha Service does not stop here

Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Inbound      Milwaukee District West,      North Central Service toward Union Station (terminus) →

Bus connections

CTA

  • 49 Western (Owl Service)
  • X49 Western Express (weekday rush hours only)
  • 65 Grand

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. ↑ http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/doit/general/GIS/Chicago_Maps/Community_Areas/CA_WEST_TOWN.pdf
  3. ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service



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