La Grange Road station

La Grange Road, or La Grange, is a train station in La Grange, Illinois served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and Metra—along the BNSF Railway commuter line. It is one of two stations in the suburb of La Grange, another 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.

LaGrange Road
Location25 West Burlington Avenue at La Grange Road
La Grange, Illinois
United States
Coordinates41.8157°N 87.8711°W / 41.8157; -87.8711
Owned byBNSF Railway, Amtrak
Line(s)BNSF Railway Chicago Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsPace Buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeLAG
Fare zoneC (Metra)
History
Opened1916
Passengers
201712,754[1] 4.7% (Amtrak)
20181,452 (average weekday)[2] 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 Railway Congress Park
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

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


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