Ogilvie Transportation Center

Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center
Platform entrances from the Accenture Tower
General information
Location	500 West Madison Street Chicago, Illinois 60661 United States
Coordinates	41°52′58″N 87°38′25″W / 41.88269°N 87.64029°W / 41.88269; -87.64029
Owned by	Union Pacific Railroad, Metra
Platforms	8 island platforms
Tracks	16
Connections	Chicago "L": Washington/​Wells (The Loop) Clinton (Green and Pink Lines) CTA Buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1911–1912; 112 years ago (1912)
Rebuilt	1984–1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Previous names	Chicago and North Western Terminal/North Western Station (1911–1997)
Passengers
106,800 daily (Metra)[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Clybourn toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Terminus Clybourn toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific Northwest Kedzie Weekday limited toward Elburn Union Pacific West
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Kedzie toward Omaha Main Line Terminus Kedzie toward Geneva Galena Division Evanston toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Clybourn toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Clybourn toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison Clybourn toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Terminus Pere Marquette Railway Main Line (1969–1971) 63rd Street toward Grand Rapids Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Terminus Main Line (1969–1971) 63rd Street toward Baltimore Camden
Track layout Legend UP-NW northwest to Harvard or McHenry UP-N north to Kenosha UP-W west to Elburn MD-N MD-W NCS Blue Green Pink
Location

The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center (/ˈoʊɡəlviː/), on the site of the former Chicago and North Western Terminal, is a commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois. For the last century, this site has served as the primary terminal for the Chicago and North Western Railway and its successors Union Pacific and Metra. Intercity services had disappeared by the 1970s, but commuter services on the three ex-CNW mainlines, Metra's UP District lines, continue to terminate here. The tracks are elevated above street level. The old CNW terminal building was replaced in the mid 1980s with a modern skyscraper, the 500 West Madison Street building. The modern building occupies two square city blocks, bounded by Randolph Street and Madison Street to the north and south and by Canal Street and Clinton Street to the east and west. It is the second busiest rail station in Chicago, after nearby Union Station, the sixth-busiest railway station in North America, and the third-busiest station (after Grand Central Terminal and Jamaica station in New York City) that exclusively serves commuter traffic.