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Ashburn station (Illinois)

Coordinates: 41°44′30″N 87°42′46″W / 41.7416°N 87.7127°W / 41.7416; -87.7127
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Ashburn
General information
Location83rd Place & Columbus Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°44′30″N 87°42′46″W / 41.7416°N 87.7127°W / 41.7416; -87.7127
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes; Bicycle racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened2000[citation needed]
Passengers
2018229 (average weekday)[1]Increase 5%
Rank161 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Oak Lawn
toward Manhattan
SouthWest Service Wrightwood
Former services
Preceding station Wabash Railroad Following station
Oak Lawn Main Line Wrightwood
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Ashburn is a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in the community area of Ashburn, Chicago, Illinois. The station is 12.2 miles (19.6 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Ashburn is in zone 2. As of 2018, Ashburn is the 161st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 229 weekday boardings.[1] There is an unstaffed shelter. There are no connecting bus services. The station is just west of an at-grade crossing with the Grand Trunk Railway (now owned by Canadian National through the Grand Trunk Corporation).

As of February 15, 2024, Ashburn is served by 27 trains (14 inbound, 13 outbound) on weekdays. Saturday service is currently suspended.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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 - SouthWest Service". Archived from the original on March 25, 2010.
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