Western Springs station

Western Springs
General information
Location	914 Burlington Avenue Western Springs, Illinois
Coordinates	41°48′32″N 87°54′04″W / 41.8090°N 87.9011°W / 41.8090; -87.9011
Owned by	Village of Western Springs
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1915[citation needed]
Rebuilt	1972, 2004, 2008[citation needed]
Passengers
2018	1,134 (average weekday)[1]  0.1%
Rank	38 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Highlands Weekday Limited toward Aurora BNSF Stone Avenue Weekday Limited toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Highlands toward Aurora Suburban Service Stone Avenue toward Chicago
Track layout Legend BNSF east to Union Station Wolf Rd. Lawn Ave. Grand Ave. BNSF west to Aurora
Location

Western Springs is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Western Springs, Illinois. The station is 15.4 miles (24.8 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Western Springs is in zone 3. As of 2018, Western Springs is the 38th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,134 weekday boardings.^[1] There is a staffed station building. During the spring and summer of 2008 the north platform of the station was rebuilt to match the architecture of the station building.

As of April 29, 2024, Western Springs is served by 30 inbound and 27 outbound (57 total) trains on Weekdays, along with 33 trains (16 inbound and 17 outbound) on Weekends and Holidays.