Harlem Avenue station

Harlem Avenue
General information
Location	7135 Windsor Avenue Berwyn, Illinois 60402
Coordinates	41.8313°N 87.8019°W / 41.8313; -87.8019
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1890
Passengers
2018	451 (average weekday)  7.1%
Rank	106 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Riverside toward Aurora BNSF Berwyn toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Riverside toward Aurora Suburban Service Berwyn toward Chicago
Track layout BNSF east to Union Station IL 43 (Harlem Ave.) BNSF west to Aurora
Location

Harlem Avenue is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Berwyn, Illinois. The station is 10.0 miles (16.1 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Harlem Avenue is in zone 2. As of 2018, Harlem Avenue is the 106th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 451 weekday boardings. A station building is on the south side of the three-track main.

According to the Dynamic Depot Maps website, Harlem Avenue station was originally built in 1890 by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.

As of April 29, 2024, 25 inbound and 26 outbound trains (51 total) serve Harlem Avenue on Weekdays. 16 inbound and 17 outbound (33 total) stop here on Weekends and Holidays.

Bus connections

Pace

• "Route 302 – Ogden / Stanley". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 307 – Harlem". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

External links

• Media related to Harlem Avenue station at Wikimedia Commons
• Metra – Stations – Harlem Avenue station
• Image of Westbound Train @ Harlem Avenue Station (Metra Railfans)
• Station from Harlem Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

A freight train led by Union Pacific heads past the station in 1968.