Western station (CTA Pink Line)

Western

2100S
2400W
Western 2100S; 2400W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	2009 South Western Avenue; Chicago, Illinois 60608
Coordinates	41°51′15″N 87°41′06″W / 41.854225°N 87.685129°WCoordinates: 41°51′15″N 87°41′06″W / 41.854225°N 87.685129°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Cermak Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	BNSF (Western Avenue); CTA Buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 7, 1896
Rebuilt	2002–04
Passengers
2020	164,830 50.3% (CTA)
Rank	117 out of 143
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Pink Line
	east to Loop
	Pink Line
	west to 54/Cermak

Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. It is located in the Heart of Chicago and Heart of Italy neighborhoods in the Lower West Side community area. The station was originally built in 1896 as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch. It was rebuilt around 1935, and again between 2002 and 2004. It is located near Metra's Western Avenue & 18th Place (Metra) station on the BNSF Railway Line.

Bus connections[]

CTA

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

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