Western Springs station
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Location | 914 Burlington Avenue Western Springs, Illinois | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°48′32″N 87°54′04″W / 41.8090°N 87.9011°WCoordinates: 41°48′32″N 87°54′04″W / 41.8090°N 87.9011°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Village of Western Springs | ||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Chicago Subdivision | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Connections | Pace Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | D | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1915[citation needed] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1972, 2004, 2008[citation needed] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 1,134 (average weekday)[1] ![]() | ||||||||||
Rank | 38 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||
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Western Springs is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line in Western Springs, Illinois. The station is 15.4 miles (24.8 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Western Springs is in zone D. As of 2018, Western Springs is the 38th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,134 weekday boardings.[1] There is a staffed station building. During the spring and summer of 2008 the north platform of the station was rebuilt to match the architecture of the station building.
Bus connections[]
- 669 Western Springs-Indian Head Park
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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
External links[]
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- Metra stations in Illinois
- Former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stations
- Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois
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