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Western Avenue station (BNSF Railway)

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Western Avenue (also known as Western Avenue & 18th Place) is a station on Metra's BNSF Line located in the 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, the eastern terminus of the BNSF Line.[2] As of 2018, Western Avenue is the 208th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 57 weekday boardings.[1]

LocationWestern Avenue and 18th Place
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.8578°N 87.6853°W / 41.8578; -87.6853
OwnerBNSF
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Western Avenue
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Western Avenue station in September 2009
General information
LocationWestern Avenue and 18th Place
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.8578°N 87.6853°W / 41.8578; -87.6853
OwnerBNSF
LineBNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks4
Connections Pink at Western
CTA Bus
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1905
Rebuilt1978
Passengers
201857 (average weekday)[1] Increase 26.7%
Rank208 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Cicero
toward Aurora
BNSF Halsted Street
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Cicero
toward Aurora
Suburban Service Halsted Street
toward Chicago
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Location

Western Avenue station is located near the Western Pink Line 'L' station, as well as the Western station 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.

Service

As of September 8, 2025, Western Avenue is served by 57 trains (28 inbound, 29 outbound) on weekdays, and by 36 trains (18 in each direction) on weekends and holidays.[3]

Bus connections

CTA

  •  18  16th/18th
  •  49  Western (Owl Service)
  •  X49  Western Express (weekday rush hours only)

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