Western Avenue station (BNSF Railway)

Western Avenue
Location	Western Avenue and 18th Place Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°51′28″N 87°41′07″W / 41.8578°N 87.6853°WCoordinates: 41°51′28″N 87°41′07″W / 41.8578°N 87.6853°W
Owned by	BNSF
Line(s)	BNSF Railway
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	CTA Bus
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	1905
Rebuilt	1978
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	78 (avg. weekday)[1]
Rank	209 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Cicero toward Aurora BNSF Railway Halsted Street toward Chicago Union Station Chicago "L" California toward 54th/Cermak Pink Line Transfer at: Western Damen toward The Loop   Former services   Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad La Grange toward Minneapolis Minneapolis – St. Paul Line Chicago Union Station Terminus

Western Avenue (also known as Western Avenue & 18th Place) is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line located in Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station consists of one side platform and one island platform for outbound and inbound trains. The station has no station house, though shelters are provided. Amtrak and BNSF Railway trains run on tracks parallel to the station. The station is 3.7 miles (6.0 km) away from Union Station along the railroad tracks.^[3]

Western Avenue station is located near the Western station on the Cermak Branch of Chicago 'L''s Pink Line, as well as Western on the Blue Line's Congress branch. It is also located near an overpass for CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway and a BNSF Railway yard.

Bus connections

CTA

• #18 16th/18th
• #49 Western (Owl 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. Railfan tips- Metra BNSF Line

External links

• Metra – Stations – Western Avenue station (BNSF Railway)

• Western Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View