Western Avenue (Chicago) - Transit

Transit

Western Avenue is serviced by many buses and trains. The street is crossed by the Brown Line, Orange Line, Pink Line, Green Line, two times by the Blue Line on the O'Hare and Forest Park branches, and twice by Metra's commuter lines. There are three CTA buses that run along Western Avenue. The main bus route along Western Avenue is the 49 Western, which runs 24 hours a day from Berwyn Avenue (5300 North) on the North Side to 79th Street on the South Side. The 49B North Western runs from Howard Street (7600 North) at the city's northern border to Leland Avenue (4700 North), where it connects to the Brown Line. There is also the 48 South Damen bus route that runs on Western from 87th Street in Chicago to 98th Street in suburban Evergreen Park. However, this bus route only provides weekday rush hour service along a portion of the #349 South Western Avenue bus route, which is operated by Pace and has completely replaced CTA service on the former 49A South Western route. This route runs from 79th Street in Chicago to the Pace Transportation Center in suburban Harvey, Illinois.