Cragin station
Appearance
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Location | 1912 North LeClaire Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60639 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°54′55″N 87°45′13″W / 41.9154°N 87.7536°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | B | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | December 11, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cragin was a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line. The station was located at 1912 N. LeClaire St. in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Cragin was 7.0 miles (11.3 km) from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the Milwaukee District West Line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Cragin was located in zone B. On December 11, 2006, Cragin and the nearby Hermosa station were closed and replaced by the Grand/Cicero station, which is located between both former stations. Cragin station was also used by commuter trains of the Milwaukee Road, the predecessor to Metra.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West Line
- ^ "Suburban Service West". Chicago Railfan. The Milwaukee Road. April 28, 1957. Retrieved July 30, 2018.