Wood Dale station explained

Style:Metra
Coordinates:41.9624°N -87.9752°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Passengers:596 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:-4.5
Pass Rank:83 out of 236
Opened:1930
Rebuilt:1946, 2012
Accessible:true
Owned:Metra
Zone:3
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
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Wood Dale is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Wood Dale, Illinois. The station is 19.1miles away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[1] 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.[2]

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. Sixteen years later, the station was rebuilt. 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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilww.html Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
  2. Web site: Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018. April 2019. Metra. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf. 26 May 2019.
  3. News: Metra Parking Lot To Add 149 Spaces. . Chicago Tribune. January 20, 1992. June 19, 2017.
  4. News: Pace`s New Commuter Route To Start Rolling Oct. 19. Marszalek. Diana. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 5, 1992. June 19, 2017.
  5. News: Fourth pedestrian killed by Metra train. . . Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. March 26, 2004. June 19, 2017.
  6. News: Wood Dale leaders hope improved Metra station will spur development. Mistretta. Elisabeth. Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. May 22, 2009. June 19, 2017.
  7. News: Mayor: New look coming for downtown Wood Dale. Sanders. Scott. Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. November 9, 2012. June 19, 2017.