Wood Dale station

Wood Dale
Location 199 Division Street
Wood Dale, Illinois
Coordinates 41°57′45″N 87°58′31″W / 41.9624°N 87.9752°W / 41.9624; -87.9752Coordinates: 41°57′45″N 87°58′31″W / 41.9624°N 87.9752°W / 41.9624; -87.9752
Owned by Metra
Line(s)
  Milwaukee District / West
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone D
History
Opened 1930
Rebuilt 1946, 2012
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
Milwaukee District / West

Wood Dale is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/West in Wood Dale, Illinois. The station is 19.1 miles (30.7 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Wood Dale is in zone D.

History

The station was opened in 1930. Sixteen years later, the station was rebuilt. In 1992, METRA funded a 149 space expansion of the commuter parking lot.[2] That same year, the station became part of the first PACE Bus route to be subsidized by METRA.[3] In 2004, a man was struck and killed near the station while taking a shortcut to work.[4] 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.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
  2. ↑ "Metra Parking Lot To Add 149 Spaces". Chicago Tribune. January 20, 1992. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Marszalek, Diana (October 5, 1992). "Pace`s New Commuter Route To Start Rolling Oct. 19". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Fourth pedestrian killed by Metra train". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. March 26, 2004. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mistretta, Elisabeth (May 22, 2009). "Wood Dale leaders hope improved Metra station will spur development". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ Sanders, Scott (November 9, 2012). "Mayor: New look coming for downtown Wood Dale". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved June 19, 2017.


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