La Grange Road station

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LaGrange, IL
La Grange, Illinois train station.jpg
Location25 West Burlington Avenue at La Grange Road
La Grange, Illinois
United States
Coordinates41°48′57″N 87°52′16″W / 41.8157°N 87.8711°W / 41.8157; -87.8711Coordinates: 41°48′57″N 87°52′16″W / 41.8157°N 87.8711°W / 41.8157; -87.8711
Owned byBNSF Railway, Amtrak
Line(s)BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus transport Pace
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: LAG
Fare zoneC (Metra)
History
Opened1916
Passengers
FY201910,773 annually[1] (Amtrak)
20181,452 (average weekday)[2] Increase 8.4% (Metra)
Rank21 out of 236 (Metra)[2]
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Naperville
toward Quincy
 Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Chicago
Terminus
     California Zephyr does not stop here
     Southwest Chief does not stop here
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
Stone Avenue
toward Aurora
 BNSF Congress Park
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Aurora
toward Denver
 Main Line Chicago
Terminus
Aurora
toward Minneapolis
 Minneapolis – Chicago
Stone Avenue
toward Aurora
 Suburban Service Congress Park
toward Chicago
Future services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Naperville
toward Moline
 Quad Cities
Proposed
 Chicago
Terminus

La Grange Road station, or La Grange station, is a train station in La Grange, Illinois served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and Metra—along the BNSF Railway commuter line. It is one of two stations in the suburb of La Grange, another station named La Grange – Stone Avenue is .4 miles (0.64 km) away. La Grange is 13.7 miles (22.0 km) from Chicago's Union Station,[3] at 25 West Burlington Avenue between Ashland Avenue and La Grange Road (U.S. 12-20-45). Parking is available along West Hillgrove and West Burlington Avenues.

As of 2018, La Grange Road is the 23rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,452 weekday boardings.[2]

Bus connections[]

Pace:

  • 302 Ogden/Stanley[4]
  • 330 Mannheim/LaGrange Roads[5]
  • 331 Cumberland/5th Avenue[6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
  4. ^ "Route 302 – Ogden/Stanley". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  5. ^ "Route 330 – Mannheim/LaGrange Roads". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  6. ^ "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

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