Western is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch.

It serves the Near West Side neighborhood and Crane Tech High School.

[2] In 1953, the elevated station was closed in favor of temporary tracks running along Van Buren Street.

The temporary tracks were built to accommodate the construction of the Congress Expressway and an expressway-median branch.

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