Western station (CTA Blue Line Congress branch)

Western
 
2400W
430S
Location 430 South Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates 41°52′32″N 87°41′18″W / 41.875478°N 87.688436°W / 41.875478; -87.688436
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Expressway median
Bicycle facilities Yes
History
Opened June 22, 1958
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 513,157[1] Decrease 3.9% (CTA)
Rank 105 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
Forest Park Branch
toward O'Hare
Blue Line
toward Forest Park
  Former services  
Congress-Milwaukee Line
 A 
(Closed 1973)
toward Desplaines
Route map
Blue Line
east to O'Hare
Western Ave.
Blue Line
west to Forest Park

Western is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It serves the Near West Side neighborhood and Crane Tech High School. The station is also located about 1 mile north of the Western Avenue (Metra BNSF Railway Line) commuter railroad station.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 7 Harrison
  • 49 Western (Owl Service)
  • X49 Western Express (weekday rush hours only)

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2017" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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