Western station
Blue Line · O'Hare Branch · step-free
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Position
Through station
Service hours
24 hoursTrains all night
Step-free access
YesLifts or ramps to the platform
Western station on the Blue Line
Western is a station on the Blue Line of the Chicago ‘L’, on the O’Hare Branch.
Trains call here around the clock — the Blue Line is one of only two ‘L’ lines that never closes. Overnight you will wait roughly eight to ten minutes; at the morning rush it is every 6 minutes.
The station is step-free: there is a lift or ramp from street level to the platform, and trains are level with the platform edge.
A ride from here costs $2.50, the same as anywhere else on the ‘L’ and the same however far you go. Transfers are free for two hours.
Western station · Blue Line — photo Adam Moss from Macomb, IL, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
How long from Western to…
| To | Time | Stops | Changes | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hare Airport | 32 min | 11 | direct | Blue |
| Midway Airport | 41 min | 15 | 1 change | Blue → Orange |
| Clark/Lake (the Loop) | 10 min | 5 | direct | Blue |
| Roosevelt | 21 min | 8 | 1 change | Blue → Orange |
| Belmont | 32 min | 13 | 1 change | Blue → Brown |
| 95th/Dan Ryan | 44 min | 20 | 1 change | Blue → Red |
| Fullerton | 27 min | 10 | 1 change | Blue → Brown |
| Cermak-McCormick Place | 26 min | 9 | 1 change | Blue → Green |
Midday on a weekday, including a typical wait when you change. Plan your own trip.
Next and previous stops
The Blue Line at a glance
Questions about Western
The Blue Line, on the O’Hare Branch.
There is no first or last train — the Blue Line runs 24 hours a day, every day. Overnight, trains come roughly every 8–10 minutes.
Yes — there is a lift or ramp from the street to the platform, and trains are level with the platform.
About 10 minutes to Clark/Lake in the Loop at midday, direct, 5 stops. Plan your exact trip.