 Hermosa | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Site of the former Hermosa Metra station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1800 North Keeler Avenue Chicago,Illinois 60639 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°54′49″N87°43′55″W / 41.9136°N 87.7319°W /41.9136; -87.7319 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | B | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | December 11, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hermosa was astation onMetra'sMilwaukee District West Line. The station was located at 1800 North Keeler Avenue in theHermosa neighborhood ofChicago,Illinois. Hermosa was 5.9 miles (9.5 km) fromUnion Station, the eastern terminus of theMilwaukee District West Line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Hermosa was located in zone B. On December 11, 2006, Hermosa and the nearbyCragin station were closed and replaced by theGrand/Cicero station, which is located between both former stations. Hermosa station was also used by commuter trains of theMilwaukee Road, the predecessor to Metra.[2]Walt Disney's birthplace is located three blocks north of this station on Tripp Avenue. Hermosa was also the first station west of Metra's Pacific Junction (where the MD-W line joins theMilwaukee District North Line) which is a few feet from the station itself. Pacific Junction contains four tracks (three for Milwaukee District West trains going south toChicago Union Station and one going north forCanadian Pacific Kansas City trains.)
