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Western station (CTA Pink Line)

Coordinates: 41°51′15″N 87°41′06″W / 41.854225°N 87.685129°W / 41.854225; -87.685129
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Western
 
2100S
2400W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location2009 South Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Coordinates41°51′15″N 87°41′06″W / 41.854225°N 87.685129°W / 41.854225; -87.685129
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Cermak Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  BNSF
(Western Avenue)
CTA Buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 7, 1896
Rebuilt2002–04
Passengers
2019331,454[1] Decrease 6.3% (CTA)
Rank122 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
California
toward 54th/Cermak
 Pink Line Damen
toward Loop
(Clark/Lake)
Track layout
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

  • 49 Western (Owl Service)
  • X49 Western Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)

Notes and references

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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