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Galewood station

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Platforms
  
Connections
  
CTA Bus

Address
  
Chicago, IL 60707, USA

Rebuilt
  
2001

Tracks
  
3

Parking
  
Yes

Connection
  
Chicago Transit Authority

Opened
  
1910

Galewood station

Location
  
2031 North Narragansett AvenueChicago, Illinois 60639

Line(s)
  
Milwaukee District West

Similar
  
Galewood, Elmwood Park, Oak Park, Forest Glen, Hanson Park

Metra express thunders past galewood station


Galewood is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line in Galewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Galewood is in zone B.

Contents

Galewood is located at grade level and consists of two side platforms which serve two tracks. A third center track also runs through the station, though trains running on this track cannot stop. The tracks also carry Metra's North Central Service trains, though they do not stop at Galewood. A waiting room is available at Galewood, but there is no ticket agent. Parking lots are located adjacent to and across the street from the station. To the south of the station, there is a steel and wire factory and a business park and behind the station is the Bone Roofing Company and behind that factory is Leo's Factory Store. There is also a freight yard immediately east of the station.

Metra westbound mp36ph 3 422 at narragansett ave pulling into galewood station


Bus connections

CTA

  • 86 Narragansett/Ridgeland
  • References

    Galewood station Wikipedia


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