Homewood station

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.

For other uses, see Homewood station (disambiguation).

Homewood, IL
Homewood station in March 2017. The former Illinois Central Railroad station is on the left, the Metra platform in the center and the Amtrak platform on the right.
Location	18015 Park Avenue Homewood, Illinois 60430 United States
Coordinates	41.5624°N 87.6686°W / 41.5624; -87.6686
Owned by	CN/Metra[1]
Line(s)	CN Chicago Subdivison (Amtrak) University Park Sub District (Metra)
Platforms	2 Island platforms
Tracks	4 (2 Amtrak, 2 Metra Electric)
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HMW (Amtrak)
Fare zone	E (Metra)
History
Opened	1923
Electrified	1926 (Metra only) (1500 V DC)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	44,624[2]  4.1% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Kankakee toward New Orleans City of New Orleans Chicago Terminus Kankakee toward Carbondale Illini and Saluki Preceding station Metra Following station Calumet toward Millennium Station Metra Electric District Main Line Flossmoor toward University Park
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Chicago Terminus James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington 1971-1974 Kankakee (Penn Central) toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Matteson toward New Orleans Main Line Harvey toward Chicago Flossmoor toward Richton Electric Suburban Main Line Calumet toward Randolph Street
Location
Homewood, IL Location within Illinois

Served by the Metra Electric District, Homewood is 23.51 miles (37.84 km) from that line's northern terminus at Millennium Station.[3] It is six stops away from the line's southern terminus at University Park. 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 Panama Limited and Seminole Limited.[1] Three years later, commuter services began. In the 1960s the station also served such IC trains as the City of New Orleans, 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.

On the Metra Electric, it is a regular stop on the main line. On Amtrak, it is served by the regional Illini and Saluki and the long-distance City of New Orleans.

Bus connections

Pace

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

References

1. Great American Stations. Accessed March 21, 2013.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. 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

• 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)