Western Avenue station (BNSF Railway)

This article is about the Metra on the BNSF Railway line. For the Metra station servicing the Milwaukee District lines, see Western Avenue (Metra Milwaukee District station).

Western Avenue
General information
Location	Western Avenue and 18th Place Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41.8578°N 87.6853°W / 41.8578; -87.6853
Owned by	BNSF
Line(s)	BNSF
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	CTA Bus
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	1905
Rebuilt	1978
Passengers
2014	78 (avg. weekday)
Rank	209 out of 236
Services
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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.

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)

External links

• Metra – Stations – Western Avenue station (BNSF Railway)
• Western Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View