Hermosa station

Hermosa
Site of the former Hermosa Metra station
General information
Location1800 North Keeler Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60639
Coordinates41°54′49″N 87°43′55″W / 41.9136°N 87.7319°W / 41.9136; -87.7319
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
ClosedDecember 11, 2006
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Cragin
towards Elgin
Suburban Service Western Avenue
towards Chicago
Preceding station Metra Following station
Cragin Milwaukee District West Western Avenue

Hermosa was a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line. The station was located at 1800 North Keeler Avenue in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Hermosa was 5.9 miles (9.5 km) from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the Milwaukee District West Line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Hermosa was located in zone B. On December 11, 2006, Hermosa and the nearby Cragin station were closed and replaced by the Grand/Cicero station, which is located between both former stations. Hermosa station was also used by commuter trains of the Milwaukee Road, the predecessor to Metra.[2] Walt Disney's birthplace is located three blocks north of this station on Tripp Avenue. Hermosa was also the first station west of Metra's Pacific Junction (where the MD-W line joins the Milwaukee District North Line) which is a few feet from the station itself. Pacific Junction contains four tracks (three for Milwaukee District West trains going south to Chicago Union Station and one going north for Canadian Pacific Kansas City trains.)

References

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  1. ^ "Home". chicagorailfan.com.
  2. ^ "Suburban Service West". Chicago Railfan. The Milwaukee Road. April 28, 1957. Retrieved July 30, 2018.