Grand/Cicero station

Grand/Cicero is a commuter railroad station in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago and is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] As of 2018, Grand/Cicero is the 199th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 80 weekday boardings.[1] The station is located at the corner of West Grand Avenue and North Cicero Avenue. Service to the station began on December 11, 2006. The station is served solely by the Milwaukee District/West Line. Metra North Central Service trains use these tracks but do not stop. Grand/Cicero station is closed on weekends, holidays, and after 9pm.

Grand/Cicero
Location1833 North Cicero Avenue
Austin, Chicago, Illinois 60639
Coordinates41.9144°N 87.7463°W / 41.9144; -87.7463
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections CTA Bus
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
OpenedDecember 11, 2006
Passengers
201880 (average weekday)[1]  16.7%
Rank199 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Hanson Park
toward Big Timber Road
 Milwaukee District / West Western Avenue
toward Union Station
Cragin
(Closed 2006)
toward Big Timber Road
 Hermosa
(Closed 2006)
toward Union Station

The opening of Grand/Cicero was accompanied by the closure of two other stations, Cragin and Hermosa. These stations were located nearby in residential neighborhoods.[3] According to Metra, the station is also in the vicinity of a section of the Belt Railway of Chicago.

Chicago's first Wal-Mart, at 4650 West North Avenue,[4] opened just south of this station in September 2006.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 54 Cicero
  • 65 Grand
  • 73 Armitage

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 - Milwaukee District/West
  3. Metra (October 2006). "Metra - Station and Parking Construction Advisories". Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
  4. http://walmartstores.com/pressroom/news/5958.aspx First Wal-mart in Chicago Press Release


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