The new Peterson Ridge Metra station opened Monday in the Edgewater neighborhood, addressing rider requests to fill in the gap in service between Ravenswood and Rogers Park. With Monday’s opening, four trains were added to weekday service on the Union Pacific North (UP-N) Line. While trains have begun stopping at Peterson Ridge as of Monday morning, the official ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place June 11.
Wind shelter on the outbound side of the platform. Photo by Daniel Schell
AN outbound UP-N Metra train arrives at the Peterson Ridge station. Photo by Daniel Schell
Opening Day at the Peterson Ridge Metra station in Edgewater. Photo by Daniel Schell
Opening Day for the new Peterson Ridge Metra station in Edgewater. Photo by Daniel Schell
Groundbreaking for the station occurred in November 2021. A full-build New Construction permit was issued by the City of Chicago on January 28 of 2022. That permit uses the address of 1778 West Peterson Avenue. Metra’s information page for the station lists 1780 West Peterson Ave as the address. The permit names Mark A. Treiber of Grayslake as the Architect of Record. John Burns Construction Company of Orland Park is listed as the General Contractor. At the time of permit issuance, the estimated cost of the station was $14,203,000.00.
Commuter parking lot south of the station. Photo by Daniel Schell
Vehicle turnaround for dropping off commuters. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Electronic signage showing Metra arrival times. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Ramps and stairs on the outbound (east) side of the station. Photo by Daniel Schell
Located at the intersection of Peterson Ave and Ravenswood Ave, facilities include ramps and stairways on both the inbound (east) side of the platform and the outbound (west) side of the platform. The larger of two parking areas lies along Ravenswood south of the station; a smaller parking area sits north of Peterson in front of the main access points. There are 49 parking spaces total. Also located near the main station is a vehicle turnaround for dropping off and picking up Metra riders.
Wind shelter on the outbound side of the platform. Photo by Daniel Schell
There is an enclosed warming shelter on the inbound side of the platform, as well as covered, semi-enclosed wind shelters on each side. Outdoor seats exist on the main walkways of each side of the station. This is an unmanned station; Metra personnel were on hand for the opening Monday, but there will be no staff located here.
Photo by Daniel Schell
The CTA’s 84 Peterson bus stops at Ravenswood Avenue, at the entrance to the new station.
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$ 14 million for this?? Why does it look like a public toilet in the park from the 80s ? Geez, Mark A. Treiber of Grayslake as the Architect of Record should really do some google search what train stations should look like in 2024. Embarrassment.
Calm yourself. I just rode past it, and it looks fine. It’s a commuter station, not a highrise in Miami. More mass transit is good.
Man, it’s almost as if this design is what Metra wanted because it’s similar to some of their other recent stations.
Totally agree, defiantly has a similar feeling to other/most stations I’ve been to. I like the consistency they have.
Awful bike parking. Metra really needs to start installing bike lockers for people to feel comfortable locking up expensive electric bikes for hours a day. We really need to encourage more people to use electric bikes to reduce traffic, reduce pollution, and reduce the cost of living.
Should we not be encouraging regular bikes then? They use no electricity, better for you physically, cheaper and the riders pose less of a threat to pedestrians and themselves (albeit, bike riders are often very aggressive too).
This parking for regular bikes is still awful. It isn’t covered, so there is no protection from rain, snow, or sun. The racks also appear narrow, so they may be difficult to lock multiple bikes.
It’s “amazing” that they were somehow able to plan and build a single modest station along an existing commuter rail line in only a decade!
Record time for a US transit project.
The Peterson/Ridge station looks great and wonderful in its location. I went to school not too far from there further west.
Awestruck by this glorious achievement in architecture.
I’m glad that Metra is investing in new displays at their stations. The old LED ones were almost impossible to read.
Glad to have this in the area, but disappointed in the architecture. So much money for something so old and uninspired looking. Public works used to be the chance for innovation and responses to new and modern needs and demands.
What a lost opportunity….
It’s Metra and nobody there is going to push the envelope. It’s supposed to be about budget and schedule. I think they missed the mark on that as well?
So much for great Chicago architecture 😕