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Wood Dale station

Coordinates:41°57′45″N87°58′31″W / 41.9624°N 87.9752°W /41.9624; -87.9752
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Commuter rail station in Wood Dale, Illinois

Wood Dale
Milwaukee District West
Wood Dale station in September 2023.
General information
Location199 Division Street
Wood Dale, Illinois
Coordinates41°57′45″N87°58′31″W / 41.9624°N 87.9752°W /41.9624; -87.9752
Owned byMetra
LineElgin Subdivision
Platforms2side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1930
Rebuilt1946, 2012
Passengers
2018596 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 4.5%
Rank83 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding stationMetraFollowing station
ItascaMilwaukee District WestBensenville
Former services
Preceding stationMilwaukee RoadFollowing station
Itasca
towardElgin
Suburban ServiceBensenville
towardChicago
Track layout
Up arrow Front St.
Illinois 19.svgIL 19 (Irving Park Rd.)
Location
Map

Wood Dale is a station onMetra'sMilwaukee District West Line inWood Dale, Illinois. The station is 19.1 miles (30.7 km) away fromChicago 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

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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 firstPace 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 largertransit-oriented development strategy. The new prairie style station was completed in 2012.[6][7]

Gallery

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  • The west entrance of the Wood Dale Metra station.
    The west entrance of the Wood Dale Metra station.
  • The clock tower of the Wood Dale station.
    The clock tower of the Wood Dale station.
  • The south side entrance of the Wood Dale station.
    The south side entrance of the Wood Dale station.

References

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  1. ^abc"Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018"(PDF).Metra. April 2019. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on May 26, 2019.
  2. ^Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
  3. ^"Metra Parking Lot To Add 149 Spaces".Chicago Tribune. January 20, 1992. RetrievedJune 19, 2017.
  4. ^Marszalek, Diana (October 5, 1992)."Pace's New Commuter Route To Start Rolling Oct. 19".Chicago Tribune.Chicago, Illinois. RetrievedJune 19, 2017.
  5. ^"Fourth pedestrian killed by Metra train".Chicago Tribune.Chicago, Illinois. March 26, 2004. RetrievedJune 19, 2017.
  6. ^Mistretta, Elisabeth (May 22, 2009)."Wood Dale leaders hope improved Metra station will spur development".Daily Herald.Arlington Heights, Illinois. RetrievedJune 19, 2017.
  7. ^Sanders, Scott (November 9, 2012)."Mayor: New look coming for downtown Wood Dale".Daily Herald.Arlington Heights, Illinois. RetrievedJune 19, 2017.

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