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.jpg) Peterson/Ridge station house (March 2024) | |||||||||||
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| Location | West Peterson Avenue Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°59′29″N 87°40′30″W / 41.991484°N 87.67489°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | May 1, 2024 [1] | ||||||||||
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Peterson/Ridge station is a railroad station that is currently under construction 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 neighborhood. [2] A groundbreaking ceremony for construction was held on November 1, 2021. [3] The construction is expected to be complete on May 1, 2024. [4] [5] [1]
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. [6]
An infill station in Edgewater was proposed as early as 2013 to address growing demand in the area, [7] but funding issues led to a years-long delay. [8] Metra eventually received $15 million in funding in 2019 to begin construction on the new station. [9] 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. [10] [11] [12]
References
- ^ a b "Peterson Ridge Metra Station".
- ^ Chicago Tribune (July 15, 2020). "Metra to begin long-planned construction of Edgewater station in fall". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Metra, state and local officials break ground on new Peterson Ridge Station". Metra. November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Northsiders colliding with Metra over train bridge repairs". May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Edgewater's Metra Station Could Debut This Fall, but Ridge Avenue Will Close in June for Bridge Work". May 16, 2023.
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^ Unger, Rudolph (November 14, 1958).
"Boost Affects 40,000 Daily".
Chicago Tribune. p. 8. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woodard, Benjamin. "Drawings Released of New Metra Union Pacific North Station in Edgewater". DNAinfo Chicago. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Studenkov, Igor (October 24, 2017). "Fate of two new Chicago Metra stations uncertain". Cook County Chronicle. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Freund, Sara (August 12, 2019). "Construction on two Metra stations starts up again after state funding kicks in". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Ward, Joe (April 28, 2021). "Metra's New Edgewater Station Delayed Yet Again As City Nixes Transit Agency's Green Groundwater Plan". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Ward, Joe (November 2, 2021). "New Metra Station In Edgewater Will Help Transform Area, Officials Say: 'I Am Elated'". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Cobbs, Courtney (November 2, 2021). "After multiple snafus, Metra breaks ground on long-awaited Peterson/Ridge station - Streetsblog Chicago". Streetsblog Chicago. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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