Western is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It is located in the median of the

Eisenhower Expressway Interstate 290 (I-290) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that runs westward from the Chicago Loop. The portion of I-290 from I-294 to its east end is officially called the Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway. In short form, it is known as "t ...

. It serves the Near West Side neighborhood and Crane Tech High School. The station is also located about north of the

Western Avenue (Metra BNSF Railway Line) Western Avenue (also known as Western Avenue & 18th Place) is a station on Metra's BNSF Line located in Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station consists of one side platform and one island platform for outbound and inbound trains. ...

commuter railroad station.

Bus connections

CTA * 7 Harrison (Weekdays only) * 49 Western (Owl Service) * X49 Western Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)

References

External links

Western (Congress Line) Station Page
Chicago-L.Org

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