Dee Road (Metra)

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Dee Road Metra regional rail
Station statistics
Address	881 North Dee Road Park Ridge, Illinois
Lines	Union Pacific/Northwest
Connections	Pace Bus
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Parking	Yes
Other information
Opened	1967
Rebuilt	June 1, 2006[1]
Fare zone	C

Dee Road is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest line in the City of Park Ridge, Illinois. It is officially located at 881 North Dee Road, and lies 14.6 miles (23.5 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Dee Road is in zone C.

Dee Road Station was rebuilt in 2006 as a replacement for the former Dee Road Station on the opposite side of Dee Road, by the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1967. However this has been proven unsatisaftory, as city residents have been urging Union Pacific Railroad to build a pedestrian bridge at the station to no avail.

The City of Park Ridge began another reconstruction project on Dee Road Station on July 19, 2007, forcing commuters to avoid the main parking lot along Dee Road, Busse Highway, and Oakton Street. The smaller parking area between Dee Road and Rowe Avenue, where the old station used to be was recommended by Metra, as well as parking at nearby Park Ridge Station. Bus connections are provided by Pace Transit Systems.

[edit] Pace Bus connections

• 209: Busse Highway.
• 226: Oakton Street.
• 240: Dee Road.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Metra - Dee Road Station

Preceding station		Metra		Following station
Des Plaines toward Harvard or McHenry		Union Pacific/Northwest		Park Ridge toward Ogilvie