| Bartlett | |||
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| Address | Oak Avenue and Railroad Avenue Bartlett, IL |
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| Opened | 1873 | ||
| Fare zone | F | ||
Bartlett is a commuter railroad station in Bartlett, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is served by Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line, with service to Union Station in downtown Chicago, and northwest to Elgin. Travel time to Union Station ranges from 51 minutes to 1 hour, 11 minutes, with faster times on peak trains. There are 24 weekday inbound trains, 12 Saturday inbound trains, and nine trains on Sunday to Chicago. The station is at S. Oak Avenue and W. Bartlett Avenue in downtown Bartlett.
History
The depot in Bartlett was built in 1873. (Sharos, September 1998). It is the only remaining original depot left along what used to be the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. As of 1998, Bartlett station had a weekday ridership of about 1,200. (Sharos, May 1998).
External links
Primary sources
- Sharos, David. "Depot's birthday bash gains steam." Chicago Tribune 13 May 1998: D3
- Sharos, David. "Riding the rails to progress: Trains, and station, were an integral part of Bartlett's growth." Chicago Tribune 6 September 1998: NW-1
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toward Big Timber Road
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Milwaukee District/West |
toward Union Station
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