Belmont Avenue station

Not to be confused with the Belmont Stations on the CTA North Side Main Line (Red/Purple/Brown Lines) or on the CTA Blue Line, also on Belmont Avenue.

For the BNSF Line station, see Belmont station (Metra).

Belmont Avenue (also known as Franklin Park – Belmont Avenue) is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Franklin Park, Illinois. The station is 15.8 miles (25.4 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Belmont Avenue is in zone 2. As of 2018, Belmont Avenue is the 224th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 24 weekday boardings.^[1] Belmont Avenue was opened on January 30, 2006, along with three other new stations on the North Central Service.

Belmont Avenue
Belmont Avenue station in September 2016. The depot is visible on the right.
General information
Location	9280 Belmont Avenue Franklin Park, Illinois
Coordinates	41.9386°N 87.8602°W / 41.9386; -87.8602
Owned by	Village of Franklin Park
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	January 30, 2006
Passengers
2018	24 (average weekday)[1]  25%
Rank	224 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Schiller Park toward Antioch North Central Service River Grove toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Soo Line Following station Schiller Park toward Portal Main Line River Forest toward Chicago
Track layout Legend NCS north to Antioch Belmont Ave. NCS south to Union Station CN Waukesha Subdivision Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Location

As of February 15, 2024, Belmont Avenue is served by 12 trains (six in each direction) on weekdays.

Bus connections

Pace

• 319 Grand Avenue^[3]

References

1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
2. Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service
3. "Route 319 – Grand Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

External links

• Metra – Stations – Belmont Avenue
• Railroad History of Franklin Park