Bartlett (Metra)
Encyclopedia
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 South Oak Avenue and West Bartlett Avenue in downtown Bartlett.
. , Bartlett station had a weekday ridership of about 1,200. Bartlett station was rebuilt by Metra between 2004 and opened on December 11, 2007. The original station house is in the process of being converted into a local railroad museum.
Parking has been expanded with the installation of the new station. However, since the trains do not drop off and pick up in the same spot, commuters generally have a moderate walk one direction or another.
Bartlett, Illinois
Bartlett is a village located in both Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. A small parcel on the western border is in Kane County. The population was 36,706 at the 2000 census. A 2002 recount gave the village a population of 37,304. In 2007 another recount gives the village a population of 41,500...
, a western suburb of Chicago. It is served by Metra
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...
's Milwaukee District/West Line
Milwaukee District/West Line
The Milwaukee District/West is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs...
, with service to Union Station
Union Station (Chicago)
Union Station is a major train station that opened in 1925 in Chicago, replacing an earlier 1881 station. It is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago, as well as being the city's primary terminal for commuter trains. The station stands on the west side of the Chicago River between Adams...
in downtown Chicago, and northwest to Elgin
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...
. 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 South Oak Avenue and West Bartlett Avenue in downtown Bartlett.
History
The depot in Bartlett was built in 1873. It was the last remaining original depot left along what used to be the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
. , Bartlett station had a weekday ridership of about 1,200. Bartlett station was rebuilt by Metra between 2004 and opened on December 11, 2007. The original station house is in the process of being converted into a local railroad museum.
Status
Eastbound trains stop at the new station, which only has a southern platform. Westbound trains stop across from the old station, which now only has a northern platform. The new station's platform only has one pedestrian crossing on the far west side.Parking has been expanded with the installation of the new station. However, since the trains do not drop off and pick up in the same spot, commuters generally have a moderate walk one direction or another.