Western is a
station on the
'L' system, serving the
Blue Line's
Forest Park
A forest park is a park whose main theme is its forest of trees. Forest parks are found both in the mountains and in the urban environment.
Examples Chile
* Forest Park, Santiago
China
*Gongqing Forest Park, Shanghai
* Mufushan National Fores ...
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 PageChicago-L.Org
*
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CTA Blue Line stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1958
CTA stations in highway medians
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