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 2022, Berkeley is served by 17 of 20 trains in each direction on weekdays, by all 10 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in each direction on Sundays and holidays. 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]

Berkeley
The Berkeley station prior to reconstruction
General information
Location	5900 West Park Avenue Berkeley, Illinois
Coordinates	41.8961°N 87.9152°W / 41.8961; -87.9152
Owned by	Union Pacific
Platforms	1 Side platform 1 Island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	1953; 69 years ago (1953)[citation needed]
Rebuilt	2013; 9 years ago (2013)[citation needed]
Previous names	Proviso
Passengers
2018	145 (average weekday)[1]  3.6%
Rank	173 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Elmhurst toward Elburn Union Pacific West Bellwood toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Elmhurst toward Geneva Galena Division Bellwood toward Chicago

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

External links

• Metra – Stations – Berkeley

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