Homewood (Amtrak station)

Homewood
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°33′45″N 87°40′07″W / 41.5624°N 87.6686°W / 41.5624; -87.6686Coordinates: 41°33′45″N 87°40′07″W / 41.5624°N 87.6686°W / 41.5624; -87.6686
Owned by	CN/Metra
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	2 Island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HMW
Fare zone	E (Metra)
History
Opened	1923
Electrified	1926 (Metra only) (1500v DC)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	44,624  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 Metra Calumet toward Millennium Station Metra Electric District Main Line Flossmoor toward University Park   Former services   Illinois Central Matteson toward New Orleans Main Line Harvey toward Chicago Central Station
Location
Homewood Location within Illinois

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. Homewood is 23.51 miles (37.84 km) from Millennium Station, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line. 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.

The Illinois Central Railroad built Homewood in 1923 to serve the City of New Orleans and Seminole Limited. Three years later, commuter services began. In 1960 the station also served such IC trains as the Panama Limited, 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.

Pace