Homewood (Amtrak station)

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Homewood
Station statistics
Address 18015 Park Avenue
Homewood, Illinois 60430
Coordinates 41°33′45″N 87°40′07″W / 41.5624°N 87.6686°W / 41.5624; -87.6686Coordinates: 41°33′45″N 87°40′07″W / 41.5624°N 87.6686°W / 41.5624; -87.6686
Line(s) Amtrak:
  City of New Orleans
  Illini and Saluki
Metra:
  Metra Electric District
Connections Pace Buses
Platforms 2 Island platforms
Tracks 4
Parking Yes
Other information
Opened 1923
Electrified 1926 (Metra only)
Accessible
Station code HMW
Fare zone E (Metra)
Traffic
Passengers (2013)46,552[1] Increase 8.1% (Amtrak)
Services

Ticket Vending Machine

Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
 City of New Orleans
Terminus
toward Carbondale
 Illini and Saluki
Metra
Metra Electric District
Main Line
    Former services    
Illinois Central
toward New Orleans
 Main Line
Location
Location of the Homewood Amtrak Station.
Location within Illinois

The Homewood Amtrak station is a train station in Homewood, Illinois, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station also serves the Metra Electric commuter line, and is 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.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Homewood is located in zone E.

History

Homewood Station was originally built by the Illinois Central Railroad in 1923 to serve their City of New Orleans and Seminole Limited (now Illini) lines.[3] Three years later, the IC Electric commuter line was served by the station. 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 the Illini and Panama Limited (later the City of New Orleans). Metra purchased the IC Electric lines 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

Pace

  • 356 - Harvey, Homewood, Tinley Park
  • 359 - South Kedzie
  • 372 - Dixie Highway

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric Line
  3. ↑ Great American Stations. Accessed March 21, 2013.

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