Homewood station
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18015 Park Avenue Homewood, Illinois 60430 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°33′45″N 87°40′07″W / 41.5624°N 87.6686°WCoordinates: 41°33′45″N 87°40′07″W / 41.5624°N 87.6686°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | CN/Metra[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Illinois Central (CN)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 Island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Pace Buses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | HMW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | E (Metra) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified |
1926 (Metra only) (1500v DC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2014) | 44,624[2] 4.1% (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Homewood Location within Illinois |
Homewood is an Amtrak intercity and Metra commuter train station in Homewood, Illinois, United States. It is also the location of the Homewood Railroad Park Museum. Homewood is 23.51 miles (37.84 km) from Millennium Station, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Homewood is located in zone E. It is also 25 miles (40 km) from Union Station, the northern terminus of the three Amtrak services which stop here.
History
The Illinois Central Railroad built Homewood in 1923 to serve the City of New Orleans and Seminole Limited.[1] Three years later, commuter services began. In 1960 the station also served such IC trains as the Panama Limited, Creole, and Green Diamond. In 1971, Amtrak assumed control of the Illinois Central's passenger operations and continued to stop at Homewood. Metra purchased the commuter services in 1987. In 2003 the Homewood Rail Heritage Committee approved the installation of a train watching platform for railfans similar to that of the Rochelle Railroad Park in Rochelle, Illinois. As with many suburban Metra stations, bus connections are provided by Pace Transit Systems.
Bus connections
- 356 Harvey/Homewood/Tinley Park
- 359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue
- 372 Dixie Highway
References
- 1 2 3 Great American Stations. Accessed March 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric Line
External links
- Media related to Homewood (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Homewood Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Homewood Railroad Park (NRHS: Blackhawk Chapter)
- Chicago Railfan image (Homewood Station)
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
- Homewood (HMW)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)