# Galewood station

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Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois

Galewood Galewood station in August 2024. General information Location 2031 North Narragansett Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60639 Coordinates 41°54′59″N 87°47′09″W / 41.9163°N 87.7859°W / 41.9163; -87.7859 Line Elgin Subdivision Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 3 Connections CTA Bus Construction Parking Yes Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 2 History Opened 1910 Rebuilt 2001 Passengers 2018 246 (average weekday)[1] 11.8% Rank 157 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Mars Weekday Limited toward Big Timber/​Elgin Milwaukee District West Hanson Park Weekday Limited toward Union Station North Central Service does not stop here Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Mars toward Elgin Suburban Service West Line Hanson Park toward Chicago Track layout Legend west to Big Timber Road Narragansett Ave. east to Union Station Location

**Galewood** is a station on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Milwaukee District West Line](/source/Milwaukee_District_West_Line) in the [Galewood](/source/Belmont_Cragin%2C_Chicago) neighborhood of [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois). The station is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) away from [Chicago Union Station](/source/Chicago_Union_Station), the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Galewood is in zone 2. As of 2018, Galewood is the 157th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 246 weekday boardings.[1]

As of February 15, 2024, Galewood is served by 40 trains (20 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

An [MP36PH-3S](/source/MPI_MPXpress) pushing an inbound train in April 2008.

Galewood is located at grade level and consists of two [side platforms](/source/Side_platform) which serve the outer two tracks. A third center track also runs through the station, to accommodate express trains. The tracks also carry Metra's [North Central Service](/source/North_Central_Service) trains, though they do not stop at Galewood. A waiting room is available on the inbound side of Galewood station, but there is no ticket agent. This room has ample seating and is heated in the winter. An open shelter is on the outbound side of the station. Parking lots are located adjacent to and across the street from the station. Self storage businesses are located to the south of the station. A freight yard is located immediately east of the station. The land where the station now rests upon used to be where trackside utility poles were until circa 2000s when they were removed to construct the station, it was formerly located east of Narragansett Avenue.

## Bus connections

[CTA](/source/List_of_Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_routes)

- **[86](/source/Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_services)** Narragansett/Ridgeland (weekdays only)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF). *Metra*. April 2019. Archived from [the original](https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF) on May 26, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West](http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilww.html)

## External links

- [Metra – Stations – Galewood station](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/md-w/stations/galewood)

- [Galewood Station Images (Chicago Railfan.net)](http://chicago.railfan.net/cgi/photos.pl/?page=Galewood_station)

- [Station from Narragansett Avenue from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.916428,-87.785207&spn=0.003976,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.916428,-87.785207&panoid=g999xAX3ipTTxMI6_CYeqQ&cbp=12,278.49,,0,5.77)

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