Harlem Avenue station

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 B. 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.

Harlem Avenue
General information
Location7135 Windsor Avenue
Berwyn, Illinois 60402
Coordinates41.8313°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 zoneB
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
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Riverside
toward Aurora
Suburban Service Berwyn
toward Chicago
Location

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

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

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



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