Berwyn (Metra)

Berwyn (Metra)

Berwyn is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Railway Line, located in Berwyn, Illinois. The station is convert|9.6|mi|km away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. [ [http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/mmbnsf.html Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line] ] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Berwyn is in zone B. There is a staffed station building on the south side of the tracks.

Originally known as Burlington Suburban Station and built in 1890 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad line, despite the objections of the CB&Q, [ [http://www.berwyn.net/berwyn/history.asp Berwyn Development Corporation (History)] ] it was registered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IL/Cook/state.html Cook County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places] ]


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*Metra web|BNSF Railway|berwyn
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/suburbs/p17_23_Berwyn%20suburban%20sta.jpgCharles Hasbrouck Photo (National Park Service/Illinois Historic Preservation Agency)]


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