Western station (CTA Orange Line)
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| Location | 4901 South Western Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60632 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°48′16″N 87°41′02″W / 41.804546°N 87.684019°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
| Parking |  200 Spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | October 31, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 1,334,995[1]  3.2% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 54 out of 143[a] | ||||||||||
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Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Orange Line. It is located between the neighborhoods of Brighton Park and Gage Park. The Orange Line crosses Western Avenue three times, however the station is located at its southernmost crossing at 49th Street.
Bus connections
- 48 South Damen (weekday rush hours only)
- 49 Western (Owl Service)
- X49 Western Express (weekday rush hours only)
- 94 South California
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.
References
- ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Western (CTA Orange Line).
- Western Station Page CTA official site
- Chicago "L".org Stations - Western/49th
- Western Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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