Western station (CTA Pink Line)
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2009 South Western Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60608 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°51′15″N 87°41′06″W / 41.854225°N 87.685129°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | CTA Buses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 7, 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2002–04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2015) | 402,701[1] 2.5% (CTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 122 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. It is located in the Heart of Chicago and Heart of Italy neighborhoods in the Lower West Side community area. The station was originally built in 1896 as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch. It was rebuilt around 1935, and again between 2002 and 2004. It is located near Metra's Western Avenue & 18th Place (Metra) station on the BNSF Railway Line.
Bus connections
- 21 Cermak
- 49 Western (Owl Service)
- X49 Western Express (weekday rush hours only)
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 23, 2016.
External links
Media related to Western (CTA Pink Line) at Wikimedia Commons
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