Absolutely beautiful historical landmark- Burlington Line- Metra Train Station! This line is used…read morefor BNSF, Amtrak, Cargo and local commuter rails- Metra. The historical charm of this well maintained and clean station. With its original paver bricks platform and walkways. The freshly painted iron lampposts. If you want to sit inside out of weather; the beautiful Train Station is open during daytime hours. The ticketing booths are electronic; easy to locate outside and take card. It's simple to use. The price is really good in my opinion. It's much more expensive to ride in Europe, and a lot less in China. Pay to Park outside, if you want to park and ride. This line goes along a beautiful landscaped and busy business district. The MacNeal Hospital, Loyola Medical Center is at this stop. So is the Tastee Corner Cafe. Delicious family style diner , with excellent food! Good value & up the street on Oak Park, South. Familia Fresh Market, excellent grocer. With a cafe. Also wonder parks to rest nearby: a laundromat just West of the stop. Beautiful homes and a lot to see here. Wonderful train station. Well maintained! Berwyn keeps surprising me left and right with all these special spots

You have to be careful at this stop because it is unmanned and there are no announcements for…read moreincoming trains people get hit pretty frequently (9/8 and 8/28).

I've needed to take the Metra to work this week. The trains have been on time and the rides have…read morebeen smooth. But my train only runs on the hour, which is inconvenient. Also, the tunnel to the Oak Park platform smells awful. The ticket counter in Oak Park is closed so you have to buy tickets on board. Attendants on board have been pleasant. There are no covered seats on the Oak Park waiting deck so come prepared for sunshine and/or rain- we've had both this week. Also the overhead announcements run nearly continuously, headache inducing. Adequate, functional... but happy I don't have to use Metra on a regular basis.

I like this station. It shares a building with CTA Green Line and has a convenience store, a ticket…read moresales window, a small seating area near the track and several covered standing areas. It also has nearby parking, wheelchair ramps and several entrance points. There are lots of restaurants, coffee shops and stores within a 2-5 minute walk from the station too. As for the train itself, the seats are comfortable, the conductors are pleasant and the trains are usually clean so I prefer paying a little more to take this into the city over the Green Line/EL. I board the Union Pacific West Metra from this station at least 3-4 times a month and when I do, the morning trains are pretty much always on schedule and the other riders are a good group of people to share space with. Most appear to be business professionals and students heading into the city. The afternoon trains during peak hours are pretty much the same. The ride from Oak Park to Ogilvie is 15-20 minutes. This is also a quicker option than CTA Green Line if going anywhere near Madison & Clinton. CTA makes a lot of stops.

I was spending some time in Brookfield Il not far from the Brookfield Zoo and I drove past what…read morelooked like the weirdest thing and then I noticed a metra train station sign, all station singes look the same. I parked and went over to see why this station looked completely different from others. This station is the station that stops with in walking distance from the zoo so they zooed it up. The walkway has a cool sculpture of a mama and papa loin with a lion cub playing with papas tail. Each platform has a rock like structure with murals of wild animals in there natural habitat. Overall I thought this station was very cool and it seemed like something from a theme park right on a busy commuter suburban station.

The green line is a very reliable cta L line but there is a few problems at this station…read more 1.The smell. It smells really funny here and nasty. 2.The narrow platform. It was really narrow that at one point I thought I was gonna fall. 3.Just clean the station and install gates that make it impossible to get past without ventura card. 4. Add more security. Even though I was born in chicago and used to this, I still feel unsafe.

This is the only way to get around in this big city without wanting to tear your hair out during…read morehours is rush hour to get from one end of the city the other. When I go to Chicago I generally stay in the subs, but if I spend time in the city I will come in and out by the El or by train. The green line helped our group of ladies get around with our sizable group and not lose anyone with caravanning on any of the major highways.

Amazing station. End of the station for arrival and front for departure. Pay machines are found at…read moreall sides. Only problem is you can't enter the station from Cermak street! It's in the name!

Another day of being late leaving out for work a hour and 30 mins before my shift but yet no train…read morehas arrived I seen three trains go the opposite way but never come back and yet the travel times keep going as if there are trains pulling into the station this is so unprofessional if you don't have trains at the selected travel times just say that so we can find other means of transportation rather than having people pay to get on just so you can play with their time so unprofessional

Dirty, dingy, and all sorts of rachet…read more Living a block away, I take the CTA green line into the city every couple weeks, and every time I'm disgusted by the condition of the Harlem stop. I've always thought "this is Oak Park (land of money), WHY does this place look like the bus station from Total Recall?" Then I put 2 and 2 together: end-of-the-line stop.....conductor kicks all the hobos off the train......hobos take up residency on benches. Well, that explains the distinctive hobo smell. But what about the badly-crumbling stairs going up and down? There really is no excuse for that. Commuter safety concern, hello! Oh, and the two Ventra ticket-issuing machines are MAJOR finicky when it comes to swiping your plastic. Way too many times I've stood there for what feels like an hour, desperately trying to complete a credit/debit card transaction, and getting rejected 80% of the time. Sure, I could carry cash and avoid the problem altogether, but that's not how I roll. I thrive on making things more difficult than they need to be. The convenience mart on the ground level is halfway decent and staffed by some friendly folks. Other than that, this 'L' station is the pits. Blecch.

I give the employees a very high mark - what they have to put up with is insane. No way could I…read morework on the Green Line without getting fired! I have noticed that whenever I take it, there is a huge percentage of people who IGNORE any and all rules because they don't believe in rules, except when they want something. They CONSTANTY are smoking on platforms. Eating CHEEKIN' wings and then leaving the crap on the floor for others to pick up. Eating cheep and getting their greasy fingers on everything - hence the reason I try and touch NOTHING with my bare hands on the train. They listen to their "SAIL" phones on speaker so the world has to hear both sides of a pointless and annoying conversation. Mostly grunting - few actual words. Then they start FACE TIMING - as if a cell phone could not get more annoying, someone had to invent this crap! Then there are those who feel compelled to smoke weed on the train. Leaving that CRAPPY SKUNK stank to linger. Pot USED TO SMELL GOOD, NOW IT SMELLS LIKE CRAP!! I despise the passenger, but the employees do a pretty good job!

Forest Park is Great station, great location plus thank god for the elevator especially it has ADA…read morefriendly accessible. Cheapest way to get to get to and from Downtown Chicago. Make sure you watch your items because Blue Line goes through rough areas including very bad neighborhoods of West Side of Chicago. I had heard about cell phone theft, and even women had got their purse. Just be careful while traveling to and from Chicago. Don't give any money to hustlers or bums. If you're going to O'Hare Airport, and if your first time, be prepared for very long ride. Just let you know if you're not fan of elevator or escalators. Walk a couple miles to Forest Park Harlem Avenue branch which it's all ramps. Plus there will couple gang bangers comes to station too but mostly they don't bother me there. They mostly hang by the bus stations.

For the end of a major line in Chicago, this station meets those goals. No bathroom but that is…read moreexpected since every CTA station is restroom less. There is a store inside the building that has food that's kinda overpriced. Bring cash if your total is under $1 because they charge a dollar with card. The elevator isn't what people say it is. It's fairly large and serves its purpose. There are 2 benches in the building and a few more outside, however, the benches inside are past the turnstiles, which means you can't use them unless you pay. There is also multiple Pace Bus Routes, like the 301 that takes you from Forest Park to Wheaton Metra, or 303 which takes you to Rosemont. Very good station

Great station. There's no elevators, no escalators, and no stairs. It's all ramps to get to the…read morestation. It's in great location. Best way to get to and from Downtown Chicago. Very friendly ADA Accessible. Cheapest way to from and to. Downtown Chicago.

I was headed to the southeast side of Chicago from O'Hare airport. Anybody from Chicago knows the…read moredrive will be at least 2 hrs or more during rush hour. So I hopped on the blue line. There are a couple of machines that take cash or card for payment. New cards are $5. To enter you place your card on the sensor and it allows to let the turnstile open for you. I was traveling to Clark/Lake street, which happens to be a popular station. At first, I was a bit worried that my mid size suitcase may cause a hamper and be in the way, but it was just fine. The train was a nice size so I wasn't uncomfortable. Before each stop an announcement is made to name the stop location and the side of the train to exit. Lake street happens to be a popular stop so there was a mass exit of riders. This stop had escalators but the last place I had to exit was a stairway. Good thing I like going to the gym. Overall, a great experience.