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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) Increase 7.1%
Rank106 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Riversidetoward Aurora BNSF Berwyntoward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Riversidetoward Aurora Suburban Service Berwyntoward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
BNSF
east to Union Station
Illinois 43.svg IL 43 (Harlem Ave.)
BNSF
west to Aurora
Location

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. 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. 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.

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

References

  1. ^ "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

A freight train led by Union Pacific heads past the station in 1968.


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