Peterson/Ridge station explained

Style:Metra
Address:1780 West Peterson Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Coordinates:41.9915°N -87.6749°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:May 20, 2024[1]
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Metra
Zone:2
Map State:collapsed
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Marker:rail
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Peterson/Ridge station is a railroad station that opened on May 20, 2024,[2] on the North Side of Chicago serving Metra's Union Pacific North Line. It is located at the intersection of West Peterson Avenue and North Ravenswood Avenue in Chicago's Edgewater community area.[3] A groundbreaking ceremony for construction was held on November 1, 2021.[4] Construction was completed on May 20, 2024.[5] [6] [1] [7]

History

There were originally three stations serving Edgewater as well as either Lincoln Square or West Ridge: Summerdale station, Rose Hill station, and Kenmore station. In 1958, the Chicago and North Western Railway, the sole operator at the time, closed numerous stations on the Milwaukee Division, including the three aforementioned stations, to speed up service between Chicago and the north suburbs.[8]

An infill station in Edgewater was proposed as early as 2013 to address growing demand in the area,[9] but funding issues led to a years-long delay.[10] Metra eventually received $15 million in funding in 2019 to begin construction on the new station.[11] However, construction began on November 2021, two years after receiving funding. One reason for the delay was the objection from the Chicago Department of Water Management. The department feared that the permeable pavement would overwhelm the existing sewer system in the area.[12] [13] [14]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peterson Ridge Metra Station .
  2. Web site: Savedra . Madison . 2024-05-08 . Edgewater Metra Station Opens This Month After Decade Of Planning, Construction . 2024-05-17 . Block Club Chicago . en-US.
  3. Web site: Chicago Tribune . Metra to begin long-planned construction of Edgewater station in fall . Chicago Tribune . 15 July 2020 . 22 July 2020.
  4. News: Metra, state and local officials break ground on new Peterson Ridge Station . 3 November 2021 . Metra . 1 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Northsiders colliding with Metra over train bridge repairs . 26 May 2022 .
  6. Web site: Edgewater's Metra Station Could Debut This Fall, but Ridge Avenue Will Close in June for Bridge Work . 16 May 2023 .
  7. Web site: says . John Rice . 2024-04-06 . Metra gears up for 2024 construction season . 2024-05-04 . Trains . en-US.
  8. News: Unger . Rudolph . Boost Affects 40,000 Daily . March 25, 2024 . . November 14, 1958 . 8. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: Woodard . Benjamin . Drawings Released of New Metra Union Pacific North Station in Edgewater . 15 October 2023 . DNAinfo Chicago.
  10. News: Studenkov . Igor . Fate of two new Chicago Metra stations uncertain . 25 March 2024 . Cook County Chronicle . 24 October 2017.
  11. News: Freund . Sara . Construction on two Metra stations starts up again after state funding kicks in . 25 March 2024 . Curbed Chicago . 12 August 2019 . en.
  12. News: Ward . Joe . Metra's New Edgewater Station Delayed Yet Again As City Nixes Transit Agency's Green Groundwater Plan . 25 March 2024 . Block Club Chicago . 28 April 2021.
  13. News: Ward . Joe . New Metra Station In Edgewater Will Help Transform Area, Officials Say: 'I Am Elated' . 25 March 2024 . Block Club Chicago . 2 November 2021.
  14. News: Cobbs . Courtney . After multiple snafus, Metra breaks ground on long-awaited Peterson/Ridge station - Streetsblog Chicago . 25 March 2024 . Streetsblog Chicago . 2 November 2021 . en.

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