Western Avenue station (Milwaukee District)

Western Avenue is the name of a railroad station owned by Metra, located in the West Town community area[1] of Chicago, Illinois near Western Avenue. The station is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) away from Union Station, the inbound terminus of the line.[2] Western Avenue station serves the Milwaukee District/West, North Central Service and Milwaukee District/North lines, and is the last inbound stop for these three lines before the terminus at Union Station. Although it is not a station stop, Amtrak trains also pass through here. The station was previously used by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Located near the station are the California Coach Yard, and the Western Avenue Rail Yard. The two nearby rail yards are host to Metra's final EMD F40Cs. Just southeast of the station platforms is a diamond where the Milwaukee Road Metra routes cross the tracks of the Union Pacific/West Line to Ogilvie Transportation Center, then turn to run parallel to them. This goes on for about a mile before they split, as the West Line tracks continue to Ogilvie. The junction is controlled by the nearby A-2 tower.

This article is about the Metra station serving the Milwaukee District lines. For the station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line, see Western Avenue station (BNSF Railway).
Western Avenue
Location420 North Artesian Avenue,
near Grand Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates41.8892°N 87.6881°W / 41.8892; -87.6881
Owned byMetra
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections Chicago Transit Authority
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneA
History
Opened1900
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Healy
toward Fox Lake
 Milwaukee District / North Union Station
Terminus
Grand/Cicero
toward Big Timber Road
 Milwaukee District / West
Hermosa
(Closed 2006)
toward Big Timber Road
River Grove
toward Antioch
 North Central Service
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Deerfield
towards Seattle or Tacoma
 Main Line Chicago
Terminus
Elgin
towards Omaha
 Omaha – Chicago
Healy
towards Milwaukee
 Chicago – Milwaukee
Healy
towards Walworth
 Suburban Service
North Line
Hermosa
towards Elgin
 Suburban Service
West Line

Station Layout
Platform level Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      Milwaukee District / North toward Fox Lake (Healy)
←      Milwaukee District / West toward Big Timber Road (Grand/Cicero)
←      North Central Service toward Antioch (River Grove)
←      Empire Builder does not stop here
←      Hiawatha Service does not stop here
Inbound ←      Milwaukee District / North toward Union Station (terminus) →

←      Empire Builder does not stop here

←      Hiawatha Service does not stop here

Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Inbound ←      Milwaukee District / West,      North Central Service toward Union Station (terminus) →


Bus connections

CTA

  • 49 Western (Owl Service)
  • X49 Western Express (weekday rush hours only)
  • 65 Grand
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References
  1. http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/doit/general/GIS/Chicago_Maps/Community_Areas/CA_WEST_TOWN.pdf
  2. Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service


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