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Homewood
General information
Location	18015 Park Avenue Homewood, Illinois 60430 United States
Coordinates	41°33′45″N 87°40′07″W / 41.5624°N 87.6686°W / 41.5624; -87.6686
Owned by	CN/Metra
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	2 Island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	HMW
Fare zone	E (Metra)
History
Opened	1923
Electrified	1926 (Metra only) (1500v DC)
Passengers
2014	44,624  4.1% (Amtrak)
Services
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Location Homewood Location within Illinois

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. Homewood is 23.51 miles (37.84 km) from Millennium Station, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line. 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 City of New Orleans and Seminole Limited. Three years later, commuter services began. In 1960 the station also served such IC trains as the Panama Limited, 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.

Bus connections

Pace

• #356 Harvey/Homewood/Tinley Park
• #359 South Kedzie
• #372 Dixie Highway

References

1. ^ Great American Stations. Accessed March 21, 2013.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
3. 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)

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