Belmont Avenue/Franklin Park 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).

Franklin Park
Belmont Avenue/Franklin Park station in September 2016. The depot is visible on the right.
General information
Location9280 Belmont Avenue
Franklin Park, Illinois
Coordinates41°56′19″N 87°51′37″W / 41.9386°N 87.8602°W / 41.9386; -87.8602
Owned byVillage of Franklin Park
LineCN Waukesha Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections Pace Buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
OpenedJanuary 30, 2006
Passengers
201824 (average weekday)[1]  25%
Rank224 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
Location

Belmont Avenue/Franklin Park 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/Franklin Park is in zone 2. As of 2018, Belmont Avenue/Franklin Park is the 224th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 24 weekday boardings.[1] Belmont Avenue/Franklin Park was opened on January 30, 2006, along with three other new stations on the North Central Service.

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

Bus connections

Pace

  • 319 Grand Avenue[3]

References

  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 May 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service
  3. ^ "Route 319 – Grand Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.


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