Western (CTA Orange Line station)

Western
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
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Embankment
Parking 200 Spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened October 31, 1993
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 1,293,781[1] Increase 12%
Rank 57 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Midway
Orange Line
toward The Loop

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.

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Southbound ← Orange Line toward Midway (Kedzie)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound → Orange Line toward The Loop (35th/Archer) →
G Street level Entrance/Exit

Bus connections

CTA

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

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