La Grange Road station

La Grange Road station, or La Grange station, is a train station in La Grange, Illinois. It is served by Amtrak's Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg and Metra's BNSF Line. Amtrak's California Zephyr and Southwest Chief also pass by this station, but do not stop there. It is one of two stations in the suburb of La Grange. The other station, named La Grange – Stone Avenue, is .4 miles (0.64 km) away. La Grange is 13.7 miles (22.0 km) from Chicago's Union Station,^[3] at 25 West Burlington Avenue between Ashland Avenue and La Grange Road (U.S. 12-20-45). Parking is available along West Hillgrove and West Burlington Avenues.

LaGrange, IL
General information
Location	25 West Burlington Avenue at La Grange Road La Grange, Illinois United States
Coordinates	41.8157°N 87.8711°W / 41.8157; -87.8711
Owned by	BNSF Railway, Amtrak
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: LAG
Fare zone	3 (Metra)
History
Opened	1916
Passengers
FY 2023	7,157 annually[1] (Amtrak)
2018	1,452 (average weekday)[2]  8.4% (Metra)
Rank	21 out of 236 (Metra)[2]
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Naperville toward Quincy Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Chicago Terminus      California Zephyr does not stop here      Southwest Chief does not stop here Preceding station Metra Following station Stone Avenue Weekday Limited toward Aurora BNSF Congress Park Weekday Limited toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Aurora toward Denver Main Line Chicago Terminus Aurora toward Minneapolis Minneapolis – Chicago Stone Avenue toward Aurora Suburban Service Congress Park toward Chicago
Future services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Naperville toward Moline Quad Cities Proposed Chicago Terminus
Track layout Legend Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg BNSF east to Chicago Union Station US 12 / US 20 / US 45 (La Grange Rd.)   Ashland Ave. BNSF west to Aurora Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg west to Quincy
Location

As of 2018, La Grange Road is the 23rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,452 weekday boardings.^[2]

Bus connections

Pace:

• 302 Ogden/Stanley^[4]
• 330 Mannheim/LaGrange Roads^[5]
• 331 Cumberland/5th Avenue^[6]

Notes

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
2. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
3. Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
4. "Route 302 – Ogden/Stanley". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
5. "Route 330 – Mannheim/LaGrange Roads". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
6. "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

External links

• La Grange, IL – Amtrak
• La Grange, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Metra – Stations – La Grange - Metra
• La Grange Road Amtrak-Metra Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• LaGrange Road station (Chicago Railfan.net)
• La Grange Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Ashland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View