Grand/Cicero station

Grand/Cicero
Location	1833 North Cicero Avenue Austin, Chicago, Illinois 60639
Coordinates	41°54′52″N 87°44′47″W / 41.9144°N 87.7463°WCoordinates: 41°54′52″N 87°44′47″W / 41.9144°N 87.7463°W
Line(s)	Milwaukee District West
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	CTA Bus
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	B
History
Opened	December 11, 2006
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Hanson Park toward Big Timber Road Milwaukee District West Western Avenue toward Chicago Union Station   Closed 2006   Cragin toward Big Timber Road Milwaukee District West Hermosa toward Chicago Union 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.^[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

CTA

• 54 Cicero
• 65 Grand
• 73 Armitage

References

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

External links

• Metra – Stations – Grand/Cicero station

• Cicero Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View