Hinsdale station
Hinsdale | |||||||||||
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The Hinsdale train station on the BNSF Railway Line | |||||||||||
Location |
21 East Hinsdale Avenue Hinsdale, Illinois | ||||||||||
Owned by | Village of Hinsdale | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Connections | Pace Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | D | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1898/1899 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Brush Hill | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2014) | 1,168 (avg. weekday)[1] | ||||||||||
Rank | 37 out of 236[2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Brush Hill Train Station | |||||||||||
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Location | Hinsdale, Illinois, USA | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°48′10.08″N 87°55′41.88″W / 41.8028000°N 87.9283000°WCoordinates: 41°48′10.08″N 87°55′41.88″W / 41.8028000°N 87.9283000°W | ||||||||||
Architect | Walter Theodore Krausch | ||||||||||
Architectural style | Renaissance Revival | ||||||||||
Part of | Downtown Hinsdale Historic District (#06000011) | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | May 30, 2006[3] |
Hinsdale is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Railway Line in Hinsdale, Illinois, and the only one open daily (the other two are served during rush hours only). The station is 16.9 miles (27.2 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.[4] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Hinsdale is in zone D. There is a staffed station building. Originally known as the Brush Hill Train Station, the depot was designed for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad by staff architect Walter Theodore Krausch, built by Grace & Hyde Company in 1899, and is listed as a contributing building in the Downtown Hinsdale Historic District.[5]
Bus connections
Pace "Route 668 – Burr Ridge-Hinsdale Feeder". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
References
- ↑ http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
- ↑ http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
- ↑ National Register of Historic Places Listings; May 30, 2006
- ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
- ↑ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Downtown Hinsdale Historic District
External links
- Media related to Hinsdale (Metra station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Metra – Stations – Hinsdale station
- Hinsdale, Illinois Railroad Crossings (Mike's Railroad Crossing Website)
- Flickr Photo
- Station from Garfield Avenue from Google Maps Street View
- Station from Washington Street from Google Maps Street View
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