Grand/Cicero station
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| Location | 1833 North Cicero Avenue Austin, Chicago, Illinois 60639 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°54′52″N 87°44′47″W / 41.9144°N 87.7463°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  CTA Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | B | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 11, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[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. The station is served during weekday rush hours only, similar to the stations it replaced. Grand/Cicero station is closed on weekends and holidays.
The opening of Grand/Cicero was accompanied by the closure of two other stations in the Hermosa and Cragin neighborhoods. These stations were located nearby in residential neighborhoods.[2] 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,[3] opened just south of this station in September 2006.
Bus connections
- 54 Cicero
- 65 Grand
- 73 Armitage
References
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
- ^ Metra (October 2006). "Metra - Station and Parking Construction Advisories". Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ^ http://walmartstores.com/pressroom/news/5958.aspx First Wal-mart in Chicago Press Release
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