Wood Dale station
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Wood Dale station in September 2023. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 199 Division Street Wood Dale, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°57′45″N 87°58′31″W / 41.9624°N 87.9752°W / 41.9624; -87.9752 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1946, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 596 (average weekday)[1] 4.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 83 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wood Dale is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Wood Dale, Illinois. The station is 19.1 miles (30.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Wood Dale is in zone 3. As of 2018, Wood Dale is the 83rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 596 weekday boardings.[1]
As of February 15, 2024, Wood Dale is served by 42 trains (20 inbound, 22 outbound) on weekdays, by all 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
History
The station was opened in 1930.[citation needed] Sixteen years later, the station was rebuilt.[citation needed] In 1992, Metra funded a 149 space expansion of the commuter parking lot.[3] That same year, the station became part of the first Pace bus route to be subsidized by Metra.[4] In 2004, a man was struck and killed near the station while trying to take a shortcut to work.[5] In 2009, the city began construction of a new station as part of a larger transit-oriented development strategy. The new prairie style station was completed in 2012.[6][7]
Gallery
- The west entrance of the Wood Dale METRA station.
- The clock tower of the Wood Dale station.
- The south side entrance of the Wood Dale station.
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.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
- ^ "Metra Parking Lot To Add 149 Spaces". Chicago Tribune. January 20, 1992. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Marszalek, Diana (October 5, 1992). "Pace`s New Commuter Route To Start Rolling Oct. 19". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Fourth pedestrian killed by Metra train". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. March 26, 2004. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Mistretta, Elisabeth (May 22, 2009). "Wood Dale leaders hope improved Metra station will spur development". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Sanders, Scott (November 9, 2012). "Mayor: New look coming for downtown Wood Dale". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
External links
- Metra – Stations – Wood Dale station
- Station from Irving Park Road from Google Maps Street View
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