Cicero (Metra)

Cicero
Station statistics
Address	26th & Cicero Cicero, Illinois
Coordinates	41°50′39″N 87°44′43″W / 41.8443°N 87.7452°W / 41.8443; -87.7452Coordinates: 41°50′39″N 87°44′43″W / 41.8443°N 87.7452°W / 41.8443; -87.7452
Lines	BNSF Railway
Connections	CTA Bus
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	6
Other information
Opened	1978
Rebuilt	2010
Fare zone	B
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station La Vergne toward Aurora BNSF Railway Western Avenue toward Union Station Clyde (Closed 2007) toward Aurora

Cicero is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line, located in Cicero, Illinois. The station is 7 miles (11 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.^[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Cicero is in zone B. The station is located east of the Cicero Railroad Yard, and several blocks south of the Cicero on the Cermak Branch of Chicago 'L''s Pink Line formerly known as the Douglas-Loop Service.

Metra is expected to rebuild the station's platforms and shelters in 2010.^[2]

Bus connections

CTA

• #54 Cicero
• #54B South Cicero
• #60 Blue Island-26th (Owl Service)

References

1. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
2. ^ Wronski, Richard; Dennis Sullivan (December 7, 2009). "Metra on track to rehab and rebuild dozens of stations". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-12-07/news/0912060285_1_stations-rebuild-rehab. Retrieved March 31, 2010. 

External links

• Station information – Cicero (Metra)

• Station from Google Maps Street View