Harlem Avenue station

Train station in Berwyn, Illinois, US
Harlem Avenue
General information
Location7135 Windsor Avenue
Berwyn, Illinois 60402
Coordinates41°49′53″N 87°48′07″W / 41.8313°N 87.8019°W / 41.8313; -87.8019
Owned byMetra
Line(s)BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsPace Buses
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1890
Passengers
2018451 (average weekday)[1]Increase 7.1%
Rank106 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Riverside
toward Aurora
BNSF Berwyn
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Riverside
toward Aurora
Suburban Service Berwyn
toward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
BNSF
east to Union Station
Illinois 43.svg IL 43 (Harlem Ave.)
BNSF
west to Aurora
Location
Map

Harlem Avenue is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Berwyn, Illinois. The station is 10.0 miles (16.1 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Harlem Avenue is in zone 2. As of 2018, Harlem Avenue is the 106th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 451 weekday boardings.[1] A station building is on the south side of the three-track main.

According to the Dynamic Depot Maps website, Harlem Avenue station was originally built in 1890 by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.[3]

As of April 29, 2024, 25 inbound and 26 outbound trains (51 total) serve Harlem Avenue on Weekdays. 16 inbound and 17 outbound (33 total) stop here on Weekends and Holidays.

Bus connections

Pace

  • "Route 302 – Ogden / Stanley". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  • "Route 307 – Harlem". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
  3. ^ Illinois Depots (Dynamic Depot Maps)

External links

  • Media related to Harlem Avenue station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Metra – Stations – Harlem Avenue station
  • Image of Westbound Train @ Harlem Avenue Station (Metra Railfans)
  • Station from Harlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
A freight train led by Union Pacific heads past the station in 1968.


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