Western (CTA Blue Line Congress branch station)

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Western
File:Western blue line Congress.jpg
Location 430 South Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Surface Level
Bicycle facilities Yes
History
Opened June 22, 1958
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 556,858[1]Increase 3.1% (CTA)
Rank 106 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward O'Hare
Blue Line
toward Forest Park
Route map
Blue Line
east to O'Hare
Western Ave.
Blue Line
west to Forest Park

Western is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It serves the Near West Side neighborhood and Crane Tech High School. The station is also located about 1 mile north of the Western Avenue (Metra BNSF Railway Line) commuter railroad station.

Bus connections

CTA

  • #7 Harrison
  • #49 Western (Owl Service)

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

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