Homewood station
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Homewood, IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 18015 Park Avenue Homewood, Illinois 60430 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°33′45″N 87°40′07″W / 41.5624°N 87.6686°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | CN/Metra[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CN Chicago Subdivison (Amtrak) University Park Sub District (Metra) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 Island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 Amtrak, 2 Metra Electric) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Pace Buses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | HMW (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | E (Metra) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1926 (Metra only) (1500 V DC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2014 | 44,624[2] 4.1% (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Homewood is an Amtrak intercity and Metra commuter train station in Homewood, Illinois, United States. It is also the location of the Homewood Railroad Park Museum.
Served by the Metra Electric District, Homewood is 23.51 miles (37.84 km) from that line's northern terminus at Millennium Station.[3] It is six stops away from the line's southern terminus at University Park. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Homewood is located in zone E. It is also 25 miles (40 km) from Union Station, the northern terminus of the three Amtrak services which stop here.
History
The Illinois Central Railroad built Homewood in 1923 to serve the Panama Limited and Seminole Limited.[1] Three years later, commuter services began. In the 1960s the station also served such IC trains as the City of New Orleans, Creole, and Green Diamond. In 1971, Amtrak assumed control of the Illinois Central's passenger operations and continued to stop at Homewood. Metra purchased the commuter services 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.
On the Metra Electric, it is a regular stop on the main line. On Amtrak, it is served by the regional Illini and Saluki and the long-distance City of New Orleans.
Bus connections
- 356 Harvey/Homewood/Tinley Park
- 359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue
- 372 Dixie Highway
References
- ^ a b Great American Stations. Accessed March 21, 2013.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric Line
External links
- Media related to Homewood (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Homewood, IL – Amtrak
- Homewood, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Metra – Stations – Homewood
- Homewood Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Homewood Railroad Park (NRHS: Blackhawk Chapter)
- Chicago Railfan image (Homewood Station)
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
- Homewood (HMW)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)