Western station (CTA Orange Line)

Western

2400W
4900S

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 (2015)

1,334,995^[1]

3.2%

Rank

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

Services

Preceding station		Chicago "L"		Following station
Kedzie toward Midway		Orange Line Midway branch		35th/Archer toward The Loop (State/Van Buren)

Route map

49th St.

east to Loop

Western Blvd.

west to Midway

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. The Orange Line crosses Western Avenue three times, however the station is located at its southernmost crossing at 49th Street.

Bus connections

CTA

48 South Damen (weekday rush hours only)
49 Western (Owl Service)
X49 Western Express (weekday rush hours only)
94 South California

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 9, 2016.

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