Hollywood station (Illinois)

Hollywood is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Railway Line in Brookfield, Illinois. The station is 11.7 miles (18.8 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Hollywood is in zone C. As of 2018, Hollywood is the 181st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 120 weekday boardings.[1] An unstaffed shelter is on the north side of the three tracks.

Hollywood (Zoo Stop)
The platforms of the Hollywood station with their distinctive shelters designed for the Brookfield Zoo.
Location	Golf Road and Hollywood Avenue Brookfield, Illinois
Coordinates	41.8242°N 87.8337°W
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	1893
Rebuilt	1976
Passengers
2018	120 (average weekday)[1]  0%
Rank	181 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Brookfield toward Aurora BNSF Railway Riverside toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Brookfield toward Aurora Suburban Service Riverside toward Chicago

Hollywood station is the main stop for the Brookfield Zoo. It was originally built in 1893 when Samuel Eberly Gross, a Chicago lawyer, began selling building lots platted from farms and woodlands he had acquired along both sides of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad line. He did the same thing with the current Brookfield station in 1889,[3] and the former West Grossdale station in 1895.[4] All three developments built by Gross voted to be incorporated into the Village of Grossdale. After Gross divorced his first wife, married a teenager, filed for bankruptcy and moved to Michigan, the residents voted to change the name of the village to Brookfield as well as two of the stations in 1905.[5][6] Hollywood station, however, kept its original name.

Bus connections

Pace

• "Route 304 – Cicero - LaGrange". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 331 – Cumberland - 5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus 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. Brookfield Historical Society; The Village
4. Brookfield Historical Society; The Village
5. Brookfield Historical Society; The Village
6. Kogan, Rick (August 24, 2003). "A life in three acts". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

External links

• Metra – Stations – Hollywood station (Illinois)
• Station from Hollywood Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View