Cicero station (Metra)

Cicero is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line, located in Cicero, Illinois. The station is 7 miles (11 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Cicero is in zone B. As of 2018, Cicero is the 176th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 136 weekday boardings.[1] The station is located east of the Cicero Railroad Yard, and several blocks south of the Cicero station on the Cermak Branch of the Chicago 'L''s Pink Line, formerly known as the Douglas-Loop Service.

"Cicero station (Illinois)" redirects here. For other uses, see Cicero (disambiguation).
Cicero
Location26th & Cicero
Cicero, Illinois
Coordinates41.8443°N 87.7452°W / 41.8443; -87.7452
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks6
ConnectionsCTA Bus
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Opened1978
Rebuilt2010, 2014
Passengers
2018136 (average weekday)[1]  26.5%
Rank176 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
La Vergne
toward Aurora
 BNSF Railway Western Avenue
toward Union Station
Clyde
Closed 2007
toward Aurora
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Morton Park
toward Aurora
 Suburban Service Western Avenue
toward Chicago

Metra rebuilt the station's platforms and shelters in 2010.[3]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 35 31st/35th
  • 54 Cicero
  • 54B South Cicero
  • 60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)

References
  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
  3. Wronski, Richard; Dennis Sullivan (December 7, 2009). "Metra on track to rehab and rebuild dozens of stations". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 31, 2010.


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