Western Avenue station

Western Avenue is a station on 's BNSF Line located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station consists of one side platform and one island platform for outbound and inbound trains.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: train station serving Metra BNSF trains in Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Also known as: “Western Avenue”
  • Address: South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Western station and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Metro station
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Western is a station on the 's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. It is located in the Heart of Chicago and Heart of Italy neighborhoods in the community area. is situated 1,300 feet south of Western Avenue station.

Hospital
, formerly at times known as Mount Sinai Medical Center, is a 319-bed major urban in , , with its main campus located adjacent to at 15th Street and California Avenue on the city's West Side. is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Western Avenue station.

Museum
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The is a museum featuring and Chicano art and culture. It is located in Harrison Park in the neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. is situated 3,300 feet east of Western Avenue station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tri-Taylor Historic District and Illinois Medical District.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in the neighborhood of , . The district is primarily residential and includes over 400 buildings.

Neighborhood
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The is a special-use zoning district two miles west of in , . The consists of 560 acres of medical research facilities, labs, a biotechnology business incubator, a raw development area, four major hospitals, two medical universities, and more than 40 health care related facilities.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States, located on the West Side of Chicago. Over 80% of the residents are of Mexican descent and the community is home to the largest foreign-born Mexican population in Chicago.

Western Avenue station

Latitude
41.8578° or 41° 51′ 28″ north
Longitude
-87.68502° or 87° 41′ 6″ west
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
Metra
Network
Metra
Open location code
86HJV857+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 706918394
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q7987600
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In Other Languages

From French to Venetian—“Western Avenue station” goes by many names.
  • French: “gare de Western Avenue”
  • French: “Western Avenue”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹرن ایونیو اسٹیشن (بی این ایس ایف ریلوے)”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹرن ایونیو اسٹیشن”
  • Venetian: “stasion de Western Avenue”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Western CTA (Pink Line) Station and Western CTA Sencondary Entrance.

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