Portage/Ogden Dunes station
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| Location | U.S. Highway 12 and Hillcrest Road Ogden Dunes, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°37′2″N 87°11′12″W / 41.61722°N 87.18667°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | NICTD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms (one low-level, one high-level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2021-2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (1500 V DC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 237 (average weekday)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Portage/Ogden Dunes is a station in Porter County, Indiana serving the municipalities of Portage, Indiana and Ogden Dunes, Indiana. It is used by South Shore Line trains. Ogden Dunes is a semi-gated community with one major access road off of U.S. Highway 12, and the station is located adjacent to where this road accesses the community.
Portage/Ogden Dunes is a comparatively new station, built in 1998–1999 to replace the Ogden Dunes flag stop located about a hundred feet west. The new station also serves new residential subdivisions in and around Portage, Indiana.
The Portage/Ogden Dunes station is close to the Inland Marsh and West Beach units of the Indiana Dunes National Park.
The station has a ground-level platform north of the tracks and a high-level platform to the south of the tracks, with most trains in both directions boarding on the high-level platform. Three small passenger shelters are positioned at the beginning, middle and end of the low-level platform. The low-level platform is accessible thanks to a ramp structure located at the west end of the platform, designed to sync up to the first car of the train.
Renovation[edit]
As part of a larger project to double-track the South Shore Line, Portage/Ogden Dunes saw a renovation from 2021 to 2024. Since the station was already double-tracked, it did not see a new track. However, a new high-level platform was built adjacent to the southern (eastbound) track, with a gauntlet track to allow freight trains to pass. The existing platform adjacent to the northern (westbound) track remained unchanged and was already accessible to passengers with disabilities due to having a ramp structure. The renovation also added a new parking lot with 354 spaces to the south of the station and a signalized pedestrian crossing of the Dune Highway to connect the station to the lot.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "2020 State of the System Report" (PDF). Metra. November 2020. p. SSL-4.
- ^ "Portage/Ogden Dunes Campus Design". Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Portage/Ogden Dunes train station at Wikimedia Commons- South Shore Line - Stations
- Article aboard station, with photos of its construction
- Station from Google Maps Street View
41°37′2″N 87°11′12″W / 41.61722°N 87.18667°W
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