Western Avenue station (Milwaukee District)

Western Avenue
Western Avenue
Location	420 North Artesian Avenue,; near Grand Avenue; Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates	41°53′21″N 87°41′17″W / 41.8892°N 87.6881°WCoordinates: 41°53′21″N 87°41′17″W / 41.8892°N 87.6881°W
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	C&M Subdivision; ;
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Chicago Transit Authority
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	1900
Passengers
2018	836 (average weekday) 1.5%
Rank	61 out of 236
Services
	Hermosa (Closed 2006) toward Big Timber Road
Former services

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 trains 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]

On the MD-North Line, as of 2022, Western Avenue is served by all 19 inbound trains and 18 outbound trains on weekdays, by all 10 trains in both directions on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in both directions on Sundays.

On the MD-West Line, as of 2022, Western Avenue is served by all 20 trains in each direction on weekdays, by all 12 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in each direction on Sundays.

On the North Central Service, as of 2022, Western Avenue is served by all six trains in each direction 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[]

^ ^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.
^ http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/doit/general/GIS/Chicago_Maps/Community_Areas/CA_WEST_TOWN.pdf
^ Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service

External links[]

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[:0-1] "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] ttp://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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