Hanson Park station
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 The Hanson Park station in September 2016. The bridge for North Central Avenue is visible in the background. The holding freight railroad tracks are to the far right. | ||||||||||||
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5621 West Armitage Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60639 | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°55′00″N 87°46′01″W / 41.9168°N 87.7669°WCoordinates: 41°55′00″N 87°46′01″W / 41.9168°N 87.7669°W | |||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||
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| Fare zone | B | |||||||||||
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| Opened | 1976 | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2004 | |||||||||||
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Hanson Park is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/West in Hanson Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Hanson Park is in zone B. Metra North Central Service train use these tracks but do not stop.
Parking for the station is available on both sides of Armitage Avenue between Major and Parkside Avenues. The station is sandwiched between the Metra's main line and several holding tracks for freight trains bound for either Bensenville Yard or the Belt Railway of Chicago to the south of the station. Chicago Public School football games are held at Hanson Stadium, which sits north of the station. There is a bridge to the east of the station that carries Central Ave (5600 W.) To the far west of the station is the former (now abandoned) television factory for Zenith Electronics.
Bus connections
- 65 Grand
- 85 Central
References
External links
- Metra – Stations – Hanson Park station
- Hanson Park Station Images (Chicago Railfan.net)
- Station House from Google Maps Street View