La Grange Road station, or La Grange station, is a train station in
La Grange, Illinois. It is served by
Amtrak
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's ''
Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg
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'' and
Metra
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's
BNSF Line
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. Amtrak's ''
California Zephyr
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'' and ''
Southwest Chief
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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
Union Station
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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
Notes
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
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