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New Glen Ellyn, IL Station

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New Glen Ellyn, IL Station
Posted by Ed Kyle on Saturday, November 23, 2019 10:20 AM

Glen Ellyn, Illinois has won a $14.4 million Federal grant to be applied to plans for a new Metra train station and pedestrian underpass beneath the triple-track UP West Line.  I hope they are able to follow general plans previously announced for the station, which would meld architectural elements from classic Chicago Aurora & Elgin and Chicago & North Western stations that previously stood in town.   The current station, a nondescript building from the 1960s, has become too small for the number of passengers. 

 - Ed Kyle

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Saturday, November 23, 2019 12:55 PM

Glen Ellyn is now the second busiest suburban station on the UP West Metra line. 

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Posted by Ed Kyle on Sunday, November 24, 2019 10:02 AM

If this works, here's an image of the proposed station from 2018.

 

Glen Ellyn Station Proposal

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