# Hanson Park station

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Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois

Hanson Park Hanson Park station in September 2016. The bridge for N. Central Avenue is visible in the background. The holding freight railroad tracks are to the far right. General information Location 5621 West Armitage Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60639 Coordinates 41°55′00″N 87°46′01″W / 41.9168°N 87.7669°W / 41.9168; -87.7669 Line Elgin Subdivision Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 3 Connections CTA Buses Construction Parking Yes Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 2 History Rebuilt 1976, 2004 Passengers 2018 58 (average weekday)[1] 3.3% Rank 207 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Galewood toward Big Timber/​Elgin Milwaukee District West Grand/​Cicero Weekday Limited toward Union Station North Central Service does not stop here Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Galewood toward Elgin Suburban Service West Line Cragin toward Chicago Preceding station Metra Following station Galewood toward Big Timber/​Elgin Milwaukee District West Cragin (closed 2006) toward Union Station Track layout Legend MDW west to Big Timber Road Central Ave. Armitage Ave. MDW east to Union Station Location

**Hanson Park** is a station on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Milwaukee District West Line](/source/Milwaukee_District_West_Line) in the [Hanson Park](/source/Belmont_Cragin%2C_Chicago) neighborhood of [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois). The station is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) away from [Chicago Union Station](/source/Chicago_Union_Station), the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Hanson Park is in zone 2. As of 2018, Hanson Park is the 207th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 58 weekday boardings.[1] Metra's [North Central Service](/source/North_Central_Service) trains use these tracks but do not stop.

As of February 15, 2024, Hanson Park is served as a [flag stop](/source/Request_stop) by 15 trains (nine inbound, six outbound) on weekdays only.

Parking for the station is available on both sides of Armitage Avenue between Major and Parkside Avenues. The station is sandwiched between Metra's main line and several holding tracks for freight trains bound for either Bensenville Yard or the [Belt Railway of Chicago](/source/Belt_Railway_of_Chicago) to the south of the station. [Chicago Public School](/source/Chicago_Public_School) football games are held at [Hanson Stadium](/source/Hanson_Stadium), which sits north of the station. There is a bridge to the east of the station that carries Central Ave (5600 W.) To the far west of the station is the former (now abandoned) television factory for [Zenith Electronics](/source/Zenith_Electronics). Before this station was built, the area around it was mostly a gigantic railroad yard for the [Milwaukee Road](/source/Milwaukee_Road) until circa 1970's when it was demolished and moved to Bensenville yard. However, the Glidden grain elevator, located east of North Central Ave., remained on the former site until the 2000s when it was demolished to make way for a new shopping complex, residential dwellings and government buildings. In the 1960s, Zenith Electronics purchased a site of the Galewood Yards from the Milwaukee Road to build its new headquarters.

## Bus connections

**[CTA](/source/List_of_Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_routes)**

- **[65](/source/Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_services)** Grand

- **[85](/source/Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_services)** Central

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF). *Metra*. April 2019. Archived from [the original](https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF) on May 26, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West](http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilww.html)

## External links

- [Metra – Stations – Hanson Park station](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/md-w/stations/HANSONPK)

- [Hanson Park Station Images (Chicago Railfan.net)](http://chicago.railfan.net/cgi/photos.pl/?page=Hanson_Park_station)

- [Station House from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.916904,-87.766814&spn=0.003976,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.916877,-87.766922&panoid=73Next94FsHSl6cVfUPJYg&cbp=12,178.77,,0,-3.45)

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