Plans are in the works that could improve the travels of Union Station passengers, CTA Blue Line riders and Eisenhower commuters.
Passengers board an Amtrak train at Union Station in Chicago on July 14, 2022.
across the Midwest and out of Chicago, a major rail hub. Union Station served more than 3 million Amtrak passengers annually pre-pandemic and also serves Metra commuter passengers.One step toward accommodating the envisioned expansion is returning the old platforms to use. Set near the Chicago River outside the station’s south concourse, they once served trains carrying U.S. Postal Service mail.
Work on the station concourse would involve opening it up to improve the flow of passengers. Amtrak is looking for a designer for the project, and construction could begin as soon as 2025, if funding comes through. Platform capacity would also be expanded. A CTA Blue Line train travels adjacent to I-290 on July 14, 2022. The Illinois Department of Transportation has applied for a construction grant that would involve the CTA Blue Line and would lay the groundwork for a long-discussed rebuild, expansion and reconfiguration of parts of the expressway.
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