Bellwood station (Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad)
Former rail station in Bellwood, Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bellwood was a station on the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad (CA&E) serving Bellwood, Illinois, from 1902 to 1957. An adjacent station, serving the Westchester branch, existed for rapid transit purposes on the Chicago "L" between 1926 and 1951.
Bellwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad interurban station and Chicago "L" rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Bellwood Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.87936°N 87.87824°W / 41.87936; -87.87824 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 25, 1902 (CA&E) October 1, 1926 ("L") | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | December 9, 1951 ("L") July 3, 1957 (CA&E) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1948 | 116,488 18.65% ("L") | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 199 out of 223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bellwood was one of the original stations of the Aurora, Elgin, and Chicago Railroad (AE&C) when it opened in 1902. In 1906, a branch to Mount Carmel Cemetery opened from Bellwood. The Westchester branch, originally conceived as a bypass route for the CA&E, opened in 1926 and replaced the Mount Carmel branch for passenger service. Bellwood served as the dividing line between local service provided by the CA&E and that provided by the "L"; it was the westernmost station where eastbound boarding was prohibited onto CA&E trains, as well as the westernmost station where passengers having boarded from Chicago stations were not allowed to alight.