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Cragin
General information
Location1912 North LeClaire Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60639
Coordinates41°54′55″N 87°45′13″W / 41.9154°N 87.7536°W / 41.9154; -87.7536
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Opened1960
ClosedDecember 11, 2006
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Hanson Parktowards Elgin Suburban ServiceWest Line Hermosatowards Chicago
Preceding station Metra Following station
Hanson Parktoward Big Timber Road Milwaukee District West Hermosatoward Union Station

Cragin was a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line. The station was located at 1912 N. LeClaire St. in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Cragin was 7.0 miles (11.3 km) from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the Milwaukee District West Line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Cragin was located in zone B. On December 11, 2006, Cragin and the nearby Hermosa station were closed and replaced by the Grand/Cicero station, which is located between both former stations. Cragin station was also used by commuter trains of the Milwaukee Road, the predecessor to Metra.

References

  1. Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West Line
  2. "Suburban Service West". Chicago Railfan. The Milwaukee Road. April 28, 1957. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
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