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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 28 January 2018 - 09:21 PM

Chicago Sun-Times, 1/17/18:
 

Second phase of Metra’s Ravenswood station construction plans unveiled

 

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Rendering of inbound Metra station on the east side of the tracks.

 

 

Nearly three years after Metra opened its outbound Ravenswood station, the transit agency unveiled its 30-month construction plan for the station’s inbound track.

 

Metra originally announced improvements to the Ravenswood station and UP-North bridges in 2010. At the time, officials gave an anticipated completion date of 2018 for work on both sides of the track.

 

Now construction for the inbound track and platform is now expected to run at least through the end of 2020.

 

Currently, train stops in both directions, but on the inbound side, there’s just a bare bones platform.

 

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Posted 25 January 2023 - 11:18 PM

Block Club Chicago (IL), 1/24/23

 
Long-Delayed Ravenswood Metra Station Renovation Could Be Done By Spring

 

Construction of the western side of the Ravenswood station was completed in 2015. Work on the eastern platform has been delayed multiple times.

 

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The Ravenswood Metra station on Sept. 8, 2022.

 

RAVENSWOOD — The Ravenswood Metra overhaul that began more than a decade ago might be nearing the finish line.

 

The eastern, or inbound, platform of the station at 4800 N. Ravenswood Ave. could reopen by late winter or early spring, Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said. 

 

 

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Posted 04 October 2023 - 04:23 PM

Progressive Railroading,10/4/23

 
Metra opens rebuilt Ravenswood Station on UP North Line

 

Metra yesterday opened the new Ravenswood Station on the Union Pacific North Line following a rebuild of the inbound side of the facility.

 

The $36.1 million project rebuilt the station with longer, covered platforms and warming shelters on both sides, new lighting, ramps and stairs' new landscaping and a vendor space. The station is now fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Metra officials said in a press release.

 

 

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