LaGrange Road station

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LaGrange, IL
La Grange, Illinois train station.jpg
General information
Location25 West Burlington Avenue at LaGrange Road
La Grange, Illinois
United States
Coordinates 41°48′57″N87°52′16″W / 41.8157°N 87.8711°W / 41.8157; -87.8711
Owned byBNSF Railway, Amtrak
Line(s) BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Pace
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: LAG
Fare zone3 (Metra)
History
Opened1916
Passengers
FY 20248,892 annually [1] (Amtrak)
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg 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 Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
Stone Avenue
Weekday Limited
toward Aurora
BNSF Congress Park
Weekday Limited
toward Chicago 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 BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Naperville
toward Moline
Quad Cities
Proposed
 Chicago
Terminus
Location
LaGrange Road station

LaGrange 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 Stone Avenue station, is .4 miles (0.64 km) away. La Grange is 13.7 miles (22.0 km) from Chicago Union Station, [3] at 25 West Burlington Avenue between Ashland Avenue and LaGrange Road (U.S. 12-20-45). Parking is available along West Hillgrove and West Burlington Avenues.

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On Friday, June 13, 2025, a freight train struck a semi truck that was stopped in the crossing on LaGrange Road, which in turn struck and damaged the station building. There were no injuries. [4]

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

As of September 8, 2025, LaGrange Road is served by 65 Metra trains (33 inbound, 32 outbound) on weekdays, and by 36 trains (18 in each direction) on weekends and holidays. [5]

Bus connections

Pace:

Notes

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2019.
  3. ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
  4. ↑ "Metra BNSF line resumes normal service after freight train hits semi in LaGrange". CBS News. June 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ "BNSF Line effective 09/08/2025" (PDF). metrarail.com. Metra. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Route 302 – Ogden/Stanley". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  7. ↑ "Route 330 – Mannheim/LaGrange Roads". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  8. ↑ "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.


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