Clyde station (Illinois) explained

Style:Metra
Address:29th and Austin Boulevard, Cicero, Illinois 60804
Coordinates:41.8384°N -87.7729°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:3 tracks
Opened:1978
Closed:April 1, 2007
Owned:Metra
Zone:B
Other Services Header:Former services

Clyde was a station on Metra's BNSF Line. The station was located at 29th Street and Austin Boulevard, in Cicero, Illinois. Clyde was 8.5miles from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the BNSF Line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Clyde was located in zone B, on the west end of the Cicero Railroad Yard. Clyde closed on April 1, 2007, due to low ridership; to compensate for the loss of the station, Metra announced that it would rehabilitate the adjacent and stations.[2]

Ridership was only 64 passengers on an average weekday around the time of the station's closure[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmbnsf.html Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
  2. http://www.thetownofcicero.com/photo/photoview.asp?p=4319 The Town of Cicero - Cicero Metra Station Remodeling Announcement
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-04-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326065141/http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf . 2016-03-26 .