Dee Road station

{{Short description|Commuter rail station in Park Ridge, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|Dee Road | icon={{ric|Metra|upnw}}}} | type= | image=Dee Road Metra Station.jpg | image_caption= | address=881 North Dee Road<br>[[Park Ridge, Illinois]] 60068 | coordinates={{coord|42.0241|-87.8562|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other={{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace Buses]]''' | structure= | platform=1 [[Side platform]]<br>1 [[Island platform]] | depth= | levels= | tracks=3 | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=594 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=15.3 | pass_rank=85 out of 236 <ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened=1967 | closed= | rebuilt=June 1, 2006<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071214002204/http://www.parkridge.us/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=91&F_CATEGORY_ID= City of Park Ridge Official News Article; "Dee Road Metra Station opens" (June 12, 2006)]</ref> | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Metra | zone=2 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/Northwest|left=Des Plaines|right=Park Ridge}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible=yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line1=Wisconsin Division|left1=Des Plaines|right1=Edison Park}} | mpassengers= | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= v-STR!~MFADEg\vSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|{{rint|Chicago|UPNW}} northwest|to {{stl|Metra|Harvard}} or {{stl|Metra|McHenry}}}} SHI1+l\vSTR RP4e+4\RP4q!~BUE\RP4q!~vBUE\RP42+w \PSTR(L)\vSTR\PLTr ~~ Oakton St. \PSTR(L)\vSTR\PLTr \PSTR(L)\vSTR\PLTr \PSTR(L)\vSTR\PLTr ~~ Dee Rd. RP43+e\RP4q!~BUE\RP4q!~vBUE\RP4w+1 SHI1l\vSTR v-STR!~MFADEf\vSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPNW}} southeast to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #ffde02 | mapframe-marker = rail }} '''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 is {{convert|15.1|mi|km}} from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupnw.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific Northwest Line]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Dee Road is in zone 2. {{As of|2018}}, Dee Road is the 85th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 594 weekday boardings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}}</ref>

As of May 30, 2023, Dee Road is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

The station was rebuilt in 2006 as a replacement for the former station on the opposite side of Dee Road, built by the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] in 1967.

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 {{stl|Metra|Park Ridge}}. Bus connections are provided by [[Pace (transit)|Pace]].

==Bus connections==

'''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]''' * <nowiki> 209 Busse Highway (weekdays only) </nowiki> * <nowiki> 226 Oakton Street (weekdays only) </nowiki> * <nowiki> 240 Dee Road (weekday rush hours only)</nowiki>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-nw/station.DEEROAD.html Metra - Dee Road Station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611003028/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-nw/station.DEEROAD.html |date=2016-06-11 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100602120750/http://www.hlcllp.com/Projects/Featured/MetraDee.aspx Dee Road Station (Homer L. Chastain & Associates)] * [https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0234165,-87.855322,3a,75y,310.21h,89.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8hZHH2iWO7UqiIS_Ak8rVQ!2e0!7i3328!8i1664 Station from Dee Road from Google Maps Street View] * [https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0248485,-87.8577869,3a,75y,133.34h,83.25t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8To1Fk5UAgUtNj50-Su3Iw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Station from Oakton Street from Google Maps Street View]

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