Western station (CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch)

Western

2400W
1900N

Location

1909-11 North Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60647

Coordinates

41°54′58″N 87°41′15″W / 41.916157°N 87.687364°WCoordinates: 41°54′58″N 87°41′15″W / 41.916157°N 87.687364°W

Owned by

Chicago Transit Authority

Line(s)

Blue Line

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

Disabled access

Yes

History

Opened

May 25, 1895

Rebuilt

2000–01

Traffic

Passengers (2015)

1,689,181^[1]

16.8% (CTA)

Rank

40 out of 143^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Services

Preceding station		Chicago "L"		Following station
California toward O'Hare		Blue Line O'Hare Branch		Damen toward Forest Park
California toward Jefferson Park or Rosemont		Blue Line Rush period and weekends		Damen toward UIC–Halsted

Route map

Milwaukee Ave.

Blue Line

northwest to O'Hare

Western Ave.

Cortland St.

Blue Line

southeast to Forest Park

Winnebago Ave.

Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line, on North Western Avenue near West Armitage Avenue. The station is located within the Bucktown neighborhood in the larger Logan Square community area. From Western, trains run at intervals of 2-7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 10 minutes to reach the Loop.

History

Western station opened on May 25, 1895 as part of the Metropolitan Elevated's Logan Square branch. In 1930, an Art Deco style façade replaced its original station entrance. In 2001, a minor refurbishment of the station included ADA-accessible elevators. During refurbishment the station Art Deco façade was restored with the station house.

Bus connections

CTA

49 Western (Owl Service)
X49 Western Express (weekday rush hours only)
56 Milwaukee
73 Armitage

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 11, 2016.

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