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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 17 March 2017 - 08:20 PM

Metra news release:

 
Upgrades planned for McCormick Place Metra Station  
(March 15, 2017) - Metra today announced plans to work with the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) to implement improvements to the Metra Electric Line train station that serves the McCormick Place Convention Center.
 
The project includes the addition of more visible signage to direct customers to and from the station, the redesign and renovation of the waiting room and new lighting and enhancements to the platform area. The work is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2017.

 

MPEA plans to convert the existing waiting area space to a business-class waiting room with modern seating, charging stations, Wi-Fi and upgraded flooring. Metra will install digital signage and a sound system to allow customers to hear train announcements without having to travel to the platform area below.

 

“Together, we recognize the need for some improvements to make the station more inviting, especially for the thousands of conventioneers who stay at hotels near Millennium Station,” said Metra Executive Director/CEO Don Orseno. “It takes one six-car Metra train to transport the same number of people that 20 buses can carry. Our service has served McCormick Place well in the past and we expect ridership to increase dramatically in the years to come.”

 

“The McCormick Place Metra Electric Station serves as a gateway to the City of Chicago for people from around the nation and the world,” said MPEA CEO Lori T. Healey. “With the new McCormick Place Hotel and Wintrust Arena opening this fall, we expect the demand for safe, quick and convenient train service to continue to grow.”

 

When a major trade show or convention is at McCormick Place, the Metra Electric Line can serve thousands of additional customers per day. Longstanding shows continue to include Metra service as a part of their transportation plan. In 2016, those shows generated nearly 37,000 trips and more than $126,000 in fare revenue.

 

Longer term, Metra is exploring the addition of a crossover track south of the station that would increase the capacity for train service between McCormick Place and Millennium Station, allowing Metra to provide additional rapid transit service when warranted.

 

 

 


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Posted 11 November 2017 - 08:01 AM

Metra news release:

 
McCormick Place Station Upgrades Complete

 

 
(November 8, 2017) - Metra and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) today unveiled a significant upgrade to the Metra station at McCormick Place, including a vibrant series of mural paintings from Chicago Public School students who participate in the After School Matters program.

 

The project included the redesign and renovation of the waiting room, a new digital signage and sound system, new lighting and enhancements to the platform area and the addition of more visible signage to direct customers to and from the station. 

 

“We believe we’ve created a much more inviting, comfortable and functional Metra station, one worthy of being located in the world-class McCormick Place Convention Center,” said Metra CEO/Executive Director Don Orseno. “Metra has always been a quick and easy way to get to the convention center, and this new facility can only make our trains and even more popular option.”

 

When a major trade show or convention is at McCormick Place, the Metra Electric Line can serve thousands of additional customers per day. Longstanding shows continue to include Metra service as a part of their transportation plan. In 2016, those shows generated nearly 37,000 trips and more than $126,000 in fare revenue.

 

“We want Metra and other train riders to know when they have arrived at the McCormick Square campus,” said Lori Healey, CEO of MPEA.  “The six bold murals painted by these talented young artists create a unique and welcoming environment.  The timing is perfect with the big DePaul versus Notre Dame basketball game schedule for this weekend at the new Wintrust Arena.”

 

Longer term, Metra is exploring the addition of a crossover track south of the station that would increase the capacity for train service between McCormick Place and Millennium Station, allowing Metra to provide additional rapid transit service when warranted.

 

“After School Matters is honored to have this incredible opportunity to showcase the work of our talented teens to thousands of Metra passengers and Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority visitors,” said Mary Ellen Caron, CEO of After School Matters. “Partnerships like this – between our organization, Metra, and the MPEA – let teens know that our city supports them, and that they matter.”

 

 

 






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