Berkeley is a Metra commuter railroad station in Berkeley, Illinois, 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[update], Berkeley is the 173rd busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 145 weekday boardings.[1] Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north (island) platform and outbound trains use the south (side) platform.
As of February 16, 2024, Berkeley is served by 43 trains (21 inbound, 22 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
The station is at Park Avenue and Arthur Avenue. To the south there is a parking lot, a residential neighborhood of single-family homes, 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 are two highway overpasses that carry Interstate 294 and Interstate 290, respectively, over the freight yard. Berkeley Village Hall is on Electric Avenue, about a mile to the south.
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^ abc(PDF). metrarail.com. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
berkeley, station, illinois, berkeley, metra, commuter, railroad, station, berkeley, illinois, western, suburb, chicago, served, union, pacific, west, line, lies, miles, from, eastern, terminus, trains, east, ogilvie, transportation, center, chicago, west, elb. Berkeley is a Metra commuter railroad station in Berkeley Illinois 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 update Berkeley is the 173rd busiest of the 236 non downtown stations in the Metra system with an average of 145 weekday boardings 1 Unless otherwise announced inbound trains use the north island platform and outbound trains use the south side platform BerkeleyThe Berkeley station prior to reconstructionGeneral informationLocation5900 West Park AvenueBerkeley IllinoisCoordinates41 53 46 N 87 54 55 W 41 8961 N 87 9152 W 41 8961 87 9152Owned byUnion PacificPlatforms1 Side platform1 Island platformTracks3ConstructionParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone2HistoryRebuilt2013 11 years ago 2013 citation needed Previous namesProvisoPassengers2018145 average weekday 1 3 6 Rank173 out of 236 1 ServicesPreceding station Metra Following station Elmhursttoward Elburn Union Pacific West Bellwoodtoward OgilvieFormer servicesPreceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Elmhursttoward Geneva Galena Division Bellwoodtoward ChicagoTrack layoutLegend UP W west to Elburn UP W east to OgilvieLocation As of February 16 2024 Berkeley is served by 43 trains 21 inbound 22 outbound on weekdays by all 20 trains 10 in each direction on Saturdays and by all 18 trains nine in each direction on Sundays and holidays The station is at Park Avenue and Arthur Avenue To the south there is a parking lot a residential neighborhood of single family homes 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 are two highway overpasses that carry Interstate 294 and Interstate 290 respectively over the freight yard Berkeley Village Hall is on Electric Avenue about a mile to the south References edit a b c Commuter Rail System Station Boarding Alighting Count Summary Results Fall 2018 PDF metrarail com April 2019 Archived from the original PDF on 26 May 2019 Metra Railfan Tips Union Pacific West LineExternal links editMetra Stations Berkeley nbsp This Illinois train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Berkeley station Illinois amp oldid 1216820945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
