Berkeley station (Illinois) explained

Style:Metra
Berkeley
Tracks:3
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:145 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:3.6
Pass Rank:173 out of 236
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Union Pacific
Zone:2
Former:Proviso
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
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Marker:rail
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Zoom:15

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 14.3miles from the eastern terminus.[1] 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., Berkeley is the 173rd busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 145 weekday boardings.[2] 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.

Notes and References

  1. http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmupw.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/West Line
  2. Web site: Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018. April 2019. metrarail.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf. 26 May 2019.