Stone Avenue (Metra)
Encyclopedia
Stone Avenue is a station on Metra
's BNSF Railway Line
in La Grange, Illinois
. The station is 14.1 miles (22.7 km) from Union Station
, the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Stone Avenue is in zone C. A staffed station building is on the south side of the three tracks.
Like the other La Grange Metra station (La Grange Road
), La Grange-Stone Avenue is between West Burlington and West Hillgrove Avenues. Stone Avenue, the road for which the station is named, is actually a minor street which terminates at West Burlington Avenue in front of the station, only to begin again at a dead end street south of Bell Avenue. The closest major street to the station is Brainard Avenue. It is .4 miles from the main La Grange station.
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 BNSF Railway Line
BNSF Railway Line
The BNSF Railway Line is a commuter rail line in the United States, provided by Metra and operated by the BNSF Railway in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs...
in La Grange, Illinois
La Grange, Illinois
La Grange, a suburb of Chicago, is a village in Cook County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 15,608 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. The station is 14.1 miles (22.7 km) from 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...
, the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Stone Avenue is in zone C. A staffed station building is on the south side of the three tracks.
Like the other La Grange Metra station (La Grange Road
La Grange (Amtrak station)
The La Grange Road railway station, often just called La Grange, is a train station in La Grange, Illinois served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and Metra—along the BNSF Railway commuter line. It is one of two stations in the suburb of La Grange, another station named La Grange...
), La Grange-Stone Avenue is between West Burlington and West Hillgrove Avenues. Stone Avenue, the road for which the station is named, is actually a minor street which terminates at West Burlington Avenue in front of the station, only to begin again at a dead end street south of Bell Avenue. The closest major street to the station is Brainard Avenue. It is .4 miles from the main La Grange station.
