La Grange Road station, or La Grange station, is a train station in La Grange, Illinois. It is served by

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'' also pass by this station, but do not stop here. It is one of two stations in the suburb of La Grange, another station named La Grange – Stone Avenue is away. La Grange is from Chicago's

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, 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. 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.

Bus connections

Pace: *302 Ogden/Stanley *330 Mannheim/LaGrange Roads *331 Cumberland/5th Avenue

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External links

La Grange Road Amtrak-Metra Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)LaGrange Road station (Chicago Railfan.net)La Grange Road entrance from Google Maps Street ViewAshland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Amtrak stations in Illinois Metra stations in Illinois Former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stations La Grange, Illinois Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1916 {{Illinois-railstation-stub