Western station (CTA Pink Line)

Western   2100S 2400W
Location	2009 South Western Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60608
Coordinates	41°51′15″N 87°41′06″W / 41.854225°N 87.685129°W / 41.854225; -87.685129
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Pink Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA Buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 7, 1896
Rebuilt	2002–04
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	402,701  2.5% (CTA)
Rank	122 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station California toward 54th/Cermak Pink Line Douglas Branch Damen toward The Loop (Clark/Lake) Metra Cicero toward Aurora BNSF Railway Transfer at: Western Avenue Halsted Street toward Chicago Union Station   Former services   Damen toward O'Hare Blue Line Douglas Branch California toward 54th/Cermak
Route map Pink Line east to Loop Western Ave. Pink Line west to 54/Cermak

Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. It is located in the Heart of Chicago and Heart of Italy neighborhoods in the Lower West Side community area. The station was originally built in 1896 as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch. It was rebuilt around 1935, and again between 2002 and 2004. It is located near Metra's Western Avenue & 18th Place (Metra) station on the BNSF Railway Line.

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