Bartlett (Metra)

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Bartlett

Station statistics

Address

Oak Avenue and Railroad Avenue
Bartlett, IL

Lines

Milwaukee District/West

Tracks

Parking

Yes

Other information

Opened

1873

Rebuilt

2004-2007

Accessible

Fare zone

Bartlett is a commuter railroad station in Bartlett, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is served by Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line, with service to Union Station in downtown Chicago, and northwest to Elgin. Travel time to Union Station ranges from 51 minutes to 1 hour, 11 minutes, with faster times on peak trains. There are 24 weekday inbound trains, 12 Saturday inbound trains, and nine trains on Sunday to Chicago.

The station is at S. Oak Avenue and W. Bartlett Avenue in downtown Bartlett.

1 History
2 Status
3 External links
4 Primary sources

[edit] History

The depot in Bartlett was built in 1873. (Sharos, September 1998). It was the last remaining original depot left along what used to be the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. As of 1998, Bartlett station had a weekday ridership of about 1,200. (Sharos, May 1998). Bartlett station was rebuilt by Metra between 2004 and opened on December 11, 2007. The original station house has been converted into a local railroad museum.

[edit] Status

Eastbound trains stop at the new station, which only has a southern platform. Westbound trains stop across from the old station, which now only has a northern platform. The new station's platform only has one pedestrian crossing on the far west side.

Parking has been expanded with the installation of the new station. However, since the trains do not drop off and pick up in the same spot, commuters generally have a moderate walk one direction or another.