Berkeley station (Illinois)

Berkeley is a Metra commuter railroad station in Berkeley, a western suburb of Chicago. It is served by the Union Pacific/West Line, and lies 14.3 miles (23.0 km) from the eastern terminus.[2] Trains go east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois. Travel time to Ogilvie is 29 to 36 minutes, depending on the service. As of 2018, Berkeley is the 173rd busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 145 weekday boardings.[1]

Berkeley
The Berkeley station prior to reconstruction
Location5900 West Park Avenue
Berkeley, Illinois
Coordinates41.8961°N 87.9152°W / 41.8961; -87.9152
Owned byUnion Pacific
Platforms1 Side platform
1 Island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Parkingyes
Bicycle facilitiesyes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneC
History
Opened1953
Rebuilt2013
Previous namesProviso
Passengers
2018145 (average weekday)[1] 3.6%
Rank173 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Elmhurst
toward Elburn
Union Pacific / West Bellwood
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Elmhurst
toward Geneva
Galena Division Bellwood
toward Chicago

The station is at Park Avenue and Arthur Avenue. To the south there is a parking lot, a residential neighborhood of single-family homes, and several distribution centers and warehouses. A large industrial estate that houses the Proviso Yard of Union Pacific Railroad sits to the north. Immediately to the west there is a highway overpass that carries Interstate 294 over the freight yard. Berkeley Village Hall is on Electric Avenue, about a mile to the south.

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