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Bellwood
Bellwood station in September 2016.
General information
Location105 Frederick Avenue
Bellwood, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′29″N 87°52′57″W / 41.8915°N 87.8826°W / 41.8915; -87.8826
Owned byUnion Pacific
Platforms1 Side platform
1 Island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsPace Buses
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1872; 152 years ago (1872)[citation needed]
Rebuilt1953; 71 years ago (1953),[citation needed]
2013; 11 years ago (2013)[citation needed]
Passengers
2018145 (average weekday)[1] Decrease 2%
Rank173 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Berkeley
toward Elburn
 Union Pacific West Melrose Park
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Berkeley
toward Geneva
 Galena Division Melrose Park
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Bellwood is a Metra commuter railroad station in Bellwood, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is served by the Union Pacific West Line. Trains go east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois. Travel time to Ogilvie is 26 to 33 minutes, depending on the train. As of 2018, Bellwood is the 173rd busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 145 weekday boardings.[1] The Union Pacific Railroad announced its intention to restore and modernize Bellwood's Metra station, and also add a third track, in November 2011. The $4 million renovation was finished by the fall of 2012 free of charge cost to households. Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north (island) platform and outbound trains use the south (side) platform.

As of February 16, 2024, Bellwood 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 Frederick Avenue and Erie Street. To the south there is a parking lot and a residential neighborhood of single-family homes. The Union Pacific Railroad's Proviso Yard is north of the station. Immediately to the west there is an overpass that carries Mannheim Road over the freight yard. Pace suburban buses stop on Mannheim Road and on St. Charles Road, one block to the south of the station. To the east of the station is the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad bridge over the UP-W line that Union Pacific trains cross over to go into Proviso Yard.

Bus connections

Pace

References

  1. ^ 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.

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