Bartlett station
Bartlett is a commuter railroad station in Bartlett, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. The station is 30.1 miles (48.4 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] It is served by Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line, with service to Union Station in downtown Chicago, and northwest to Elgin. As of 2018, Bartlett is the 53rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 988 weekday boardings.[1] Travel time to Union Station ranges from 51 minutes to 1 hour, 11 minutes, with faster times on peak trains. There are 24 weekday inbound trains, 12 Saturday inbound trains, and nine trains on Sunday to Chicago.
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| Location | Oak Avenue and Railroad Avenue Bartlett, IL | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.9921°N 88.1838°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | F | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1873 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2004–2007 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 988 (average weekday)[1]  7.7% | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 53 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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The station is at South Oak Avenue and West Bartlett Avenue in downtown Bartlett.
History
The depot in Bartlett was built in 1873.[3] It was the last remaining original depot left along what used to be the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Bartlett station was rebuilt by Metra between 2004 and opened on December 11, 2007. The original station house is in the process of being converted into a local railroad museum.
Status
Eastbound trains stop at the new station, which only has a southern platform. Westbound trains stop across from the old station, which now only has a northern platform. The new station's platform only has one pedestrian crossing on the far west side.
Parking has been expanded with the installation of the new station. However, since the trains do not drop off and pick up in the same spot, commuters generally have a moderate walk one direction or another.
References
- "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 - Milwaukee District/West
- Sharos, David (6 September 1998). "Riding the rails to progress: Trains, and station, were an integral part of Bartlett's growth". Chicago Tribune. p. NW-1.
- Pohl, Kimberly. "Metra's shelter from the storm opens in Bartlett." Daily Herald 11 December 2007