La Grange Road station
LaGrange, IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 25 West Burlington Avenue at La Grange Road La Grange, Illinois United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°48′57″N 87°52′16″W / 41.8157°N 87.8711°WCoordinates: 41°48′57″N 87°52′16″W / 41.8157°N 87.8711°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | BNSF Railway, Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Chicago Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: LAG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | C (Metra) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 10,773 annually[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 1,452 (average weekday)[2] 8.4% (Metra) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 21 out of 236 (Metra)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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:
Notes[]
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
- ^ "Route 302 – Ogden/Stanley". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- ^ "Route 330 – Mannheim/LaGrange Roads". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- ^ "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
External links[]
- La Grange, IL – Amtrak
- Metra – Stations – La Grange - Metra
- La Grange Road Amtrak-Metra Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- LaGrange Road station (Chicago Railfan.net)
- La Grange Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Ashland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- La Grange Road (LAG)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
Categories:
- Amtrak stations in Illinois
- Metra stations in Illinois
- Former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stations
- La Grange, Illinois
- Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1916
- Illinois railway station stubs