Metra News Release

News Release

Edison Park depot ground breaking on May 5

Chicago, May 3, 2006 - Metra Board of Directors member Larry Huggins will join Chicago Alderman Brian Doherty at 11 a.m. Friday to break ground for a new train depot at the commuter rail station in the Edison Park neighborhood.
Metra's latest depot, going up in partnership with the Union Pacific Railroad, City of Chicago and the Edison Park Chamber of Commerce, is being constructed just north of the station's existing depot. The 1,900-square-foot depot building is the centerpiece of a list of station improvements to be completed that include new platforms and additional parking.
Room inside the $1.09 million depot has been set apart as office space for the chamber of commerce, which will take over management of the depot facility.
Construction of the depot is set to begin later this month with worked expected to take about a year. The facility should open to commuters in the spring 2007.
On Chicago's far northwest side, the Edison Park station is located along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line. It is the agency's longest corridor, running between Harvard in McHenry County and Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago. About 720,000 trips per month are provided on the UP-NW line. Roughly 600 passengers board the train at Edison Park everyday.
NOTE: Friday's ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the Edison Park station, 6700 N. Olmstead Ave, Chicago. Director Huggins and Doherty are expected to be joined by other local leaders for a ceremonial groundbreaking at the site of the new depot. There will be brief remarks and an opportunity for photos.