Cragin station

Cragin
General information
Location1912 North LeClaire Street
Chicago, Illinois 60639
Coordinates
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Hanson Park
towards Elgin
Suburban Service Hermosa
towards Chicago
Preceding station Metra Following station
Hanson Park Milwaukee District West Hermosa
toward Union Station

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

  1. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West Line
  2. ^ "Suburban Service West". Chicago Railfan. The Milwaukee Road. April 28, 1957. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
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