La Grange Road station

La Grange Road, or La Grange, is a train station in La Grange, Illinois served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and Metra—along the BNSF Railway commuter line. It is one of two stations in the suburb of La Grange, another station named La Grange – Stone Avenue is .4 miles (0.64 km) away. La Grange is 13.7 miles (22.0 km) from Chicago's Union Station,[4] at 25 West Burlington Avenue between Ashland Avenue and La Grange Road (U.S. 12-20-45). Parking is available along West Hillgrove and West Burlington Avenues.

LaGrange Road
Location25 West Burlington Avenue at La Grange Road
La Grange, Illinois
United States
Coordinates41.8157°N 87.8711°W / 41.8157; -87.8711
Owned byBNSF Railway, Amtrak
Line(s)BNSF Railway Chicago Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsPace Buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeLAG
Fare zoneC (Metra)
History
Opened1916
Traffic
Passengers (2017)12,754[1] 4.7% (Amtrak)
Passengers1,468 (avg. weekday)[2] (Metra)
Rank21 out of 236 (Metra)[3]
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Naperville
toward Quincy
Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Chicago
Terminus
     California Zephyr does not stop here
     Southwest Chief does not stop here
Preceding station Metra Following station
Stone Avenue
toward Aurora
BNSF Railway Congress Park
Former and future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Future services
Naperville
toward Moline
Quad Cities
Proposed
Chicago
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Aurora
toward Denver
Main Line Chicago
Terminus
Aurora Minneapolis – Chicago
Stone Avenue
toward Aurora
Suburban Service Congress Park
toward Chicago

Bus connections

Pace

  • 302 Ogden/Stanley[5]
  • 330 Mannheim/LaGrange Roads[6]
  • 331 Cumberland/5th Avenue[7]

Notes

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
  5. "Route 302 – Ogden/Stanley". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  6. "Route 330 – Mannheim/LaGrange Roads". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  7. "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.


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