Harlem Avenue station

Harlem Avenue
View towards Union Station
Location	7135 Windsor Avenue Berwyn, Illinois 60402
Coordinates	41°49′53″N 87°48′07″W / 41.8313°N 87.8019°WCoordinates: 41°49′53″N 87°48′07″W / 41.8313°N 87.8019°W
Line(s)	BNSF Railway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	B
History
Opened	1890
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	497 (avg. weekday)[1]
Rank	102 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Riverside toward Aurora BNSF Railway Berwyn toward Chicago Union Station

Harlem Avenue is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Railway Line in Berwyn, Illinois. The station is 10 miles (16 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Harlem Avenue is in zone B. A station building is on the south side of the three-track main.

According to the Dynamic Depot Maps website, Harlem Avenue station was originally built in 1890 by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.^[4]

Bus connections

Pace "Route 302 – Ogden / Stanley". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service. "Route 307 – Harlem". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References

1. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
2. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
3. Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
4. Illinois Depots (Dynamic Depot Maps)

External links

• Media related to Harlem Avenue (Metra) at Wikimedia Commons
• Metra – Stations – Harlem Avenue station

• Image of Westbound Train @ Harlem Avenue Station (Metra Railfans)
• Station from Harlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

A freight train led by Union Pacific heads past the station in 1968.