La Grange Road station

Commuter and intercity rail station in La Grange, Illinois
41°48′57″N 87°52′16″W / 41.8157°N 87.8711°W / 41.8157; -87.8711Owned byBNSF Railway, AmtrakLine(s)BNSF Chicago SubdivisionPlatforms2 side platformsTracks3ConnectionsBus transport PaceConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: LAGFare zone3 (Metra)HistoryOpened1916PassengersFY 20228,407 annually[1] (Amtrak)20181,452 (average weekday)[2] Increase 8.4% (Metra)Rank21 out of 236 (Metra)[2] Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Naperville
toward Quincy
 Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Chicago
Terminus
     California Zephyr does not stop here
     Southwest Chief does not stop here
Preceding station Metra Following station
Stone Avenue
toward Aurora
 BNSF Congress Park
Weekday Limited
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Aurora
toward Denver
 Main Line Chicago
Terminus
Aurora Minneapolis – Chicago
Stone Avenue
toward Aurora
 Suburban Service Congress Park
toward Chicago
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Naperville
toward Moline
 Quad Cities
Proposed
 Chicago
Terminus
Track layout
Legend
 Amtrak
Metra
BNSF east to
Chicago Union Station
Ashland Ave.
Metra
BNSF west to Aurora
 Amtrak
LocationMap

La Grange Road station, or La Grange station, is a train station in La Grange, Illinois. It is served by Amtrak's Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg and Metra's BNSF Line. Amtrak's California Zephyr and Southwest Chief also pass by this station, but do not stop there. It is one of two stations in the suburb of La Grange. The other station, named La Grange – Stone Avenue, is .4 miles (0.64 km) away. La Grange is 13.7 miles (22.0 km) from Chicago's Union Station,[3] at 25 West Burlington Avenue between Ashland Avenue and La Grange Road (U.S. 12-20-45). Parking is available along West Hillgrove and West Burlington Avenues.

As of 2018, La Grange Road is the 23rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,452 weekday boardings.[2]

Bus connections

Pace:

  • 302 Ogden/Stanley[4]
  • 330 Mannheim/LaGrange Roads[5]
  • 331 Cumberland/5th Avenue[6]

Notes

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
  4. ^ "Route 302 – Ogden/Stanley". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  5. ^ "Route 330 – Mannheim/LaGrange Roads". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  6. ^ "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

External links

  • La Grange, IL – Amtrak
  • La Grange, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  • Metra – Stations – La Grange - Metra
  • La Grange Road Amtrak-Metra Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
  • LaGrange Road station (Chicago Railfan.net)
  • La Grange Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
  • Ashland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View


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