La Grange Road station, or La Grange station, is a train station in La Grange, Illinois. It is served by Amtrak's Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg and Metra's BNSF Line. Amtrak's California Zephyr and Southwest Chief also pass by this station, but do not stop there. It is one of two stations in the suburb of La Grange. The other station, named La Grange – Stone Avenue, is .4 miles (0.64 km) away. La Grange is 13.7 miles (22.0 km) from Chicago's Union Station,[3] 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.[2]
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Notes
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
- ^ "Route 302 – Ogden/Stanley". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- ^ "Route 330 – Mannheim/LaGrange Roads". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- ^ "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
External links
- La Grange, IL – Amtrak
- La Grange, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Metra – Stations – La Grange - Metra
- 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 View
- Ashland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View