Western station (CTA Pink Line)

Western
Location 2009 South Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Coordinates 41°51′15″N 87°41′06″W / 41.854225°N 87.685129°W / 41.854225; -87.685129
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections CTA Buses
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 7, 1896
Rebuilt 200204
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 402,701[1]Increase 2.5% (CTA)
Rank 122 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward 54th/Cermak
Pink Line
toward The Loop
Metra
toward Aurora
BNSF Railway
Transfer at: Western Avenue
Route map
Legend

Pink Line
east to Loop

Western Ave.

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

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. "Monthly Ridership Report December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

External links

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