Hinsdale station
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| Location | 21 East Hinsdale Avenue Hinsdale, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Village of Hinsdale | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Chicago Subdivision | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Pace Bus | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | D | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1898/1899 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Brush Hill | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 1,155 (average weekday)[1]  0.4% | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 35 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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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 (ID06000011) | ||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | May 30, 2006[2] | ||||||||||||
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.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Hinsdale is in zone D. As of 2018, Hinsdale is the 35th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,155 weekday boardings.[1] 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.[4]
Bus connections[]
- 668 Burr Ridge-Hinsdale[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Route 668 – Burr Ridge-Hinsdale". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
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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- National Register of Historic Places in DuPage County, Illinois
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Railway stations in DuPage County, Illinois
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1899
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