Berkeley station (Illinois)

Berkeley is a Metra commuter railroad station in Berkeley, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is served by the Union Pacific West Line, and lies 14.3 miles (23.0 km) from the eastern terminus.^[2] Trains go east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois. Travel time to Ogilvie is 29 to 36 minutes, depending on the service. As of 2018^[update], Berkeley is the 173rd busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 145 weekday boardings.^[1] Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north (island) platform and outbound trains use the south (side) platform.

Berkeley
The Berkeley station prior to reconstruction
General information
Location	5900 West Park Avenue Berkeley, Illinois
Coordinates	41°53′46″N 87°54′55″W / 41.8961°N 87.9152°W / 41.8961; -87.9152
Owned by	Union Pacific
Platforms	1 Side platform 1 Island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Rebuilt	2013; 11 years ago (2013)[citation needed]
Previous names	Proviso
Passengers
2018	145 (average weekday)[1]  3.6%
Rank	173 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Elmhurst toward Elburn Union Pacific West Bellwood toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Elmhurst toward Geneva Galena Division Bellwood toward Chicago
Track layout Legend UP-W west to Elburn UP-W east to Ogilvie
Location

As of February 16, 2024, Berkeley is served by 43 trains (21 inbound, 22 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

The station is at Park Avenue and Arthur Avenue. To the south there is a parking lot, a residential neighborhood of single-family homes, several distribution centers and warehouses. A large industrial estate that houses the Proviso Yard of Union Pacific Railroad sits to the north. Immediately to the west there are two highway overpasses that carry Interstate 294 and Interstate 290, respectively, over the freight yard. Berkeley Village Hall is on Electric Avenue, about a mile to the south.