Flossmoor is a station on

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located in

Flossmoor, Illinois Flossmoor () is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,704 at the 2020 census. Flossmoor is approximately south of the Chicago Loop. It is closely tied to neighboring Homewood, Illinois, Homewood, sharing a high ...

. The station is located at Flossmoor Road and Sterling Road. Flossmoor is from

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, the northern terminus of the Metra Electric Line.Metra Railfan Tips - Metra Electric Line
/ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Flossmoor is located in zone 3. , Flossmoor is the 60th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 859 weekday boardings. The station is on a solid-fill elevated structure and consists of a 1906-built

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building next to one

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which serves the Metra Electric Line's two tracks. There is no ticket agent at Flossmoor, but tickets may be purchased from a vending machine in the waiting room or online using the Ventra app. The old station house is used as a local restaurant and beer brewery.

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Dynamic Depot Maps imageFlossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
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Flossmoor Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
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