Bellwood is aMetra commuterrailroad station inBellwood, Illinois, a western suburb ofChicago. It is served by theUnion Pacific West Line. Trains go east toOgilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west asElburn, Illinois. Travel time to Ogilvie is 26 to 33 minutes, depending on the train. As of 2018[update], Bellwood is the 173rd busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 145 weekday boardings.[1] The Union Pacific Railroad announced its intention to restore and modernize Bellwood's Metra station, and also add a third track, in November 2011. The $4 million renovation was finished by the fall of 2012 free of charge cost to households. Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north (island) platform and outbound trains use the south (side) platform.
As of September 8, 2025, Bellwood is served by 43 trains (21 inbound, 22 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
The station is at Frederick Avenue and Erie Street. To the south there is a parking lot and a residential neighborhood of single-family homes. TheUnion Pacific Railroad's Proviso Yard is north of the station. Immediately to the west there is an overpass that carries Mannheim Road over the freight yard.Pace suburban buses stop onMannheim Road and on St. Charles Road, one block to the south of the station. To the east of the station is theIndiana Harbor Belt railroad bridge over the UP-W line that Union Pacific trains cross over to go into Proviso Yard.
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