Talk:Millennium Station

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Contrary to the article's assertions, the Randolph Street Station has always been underground. The building of Millenium Park did nothing to change this. The only above-ground station for the IC/South Shore in the city proper was the old Central Station, which was torn down many decades ago. The reason all these stations are underground is that the tracks themselves are far below grade level and the Burnham Plan stipulated that permanent structures not be built along the lakefront (a stipulation which has been ignored now and then, but was adhered to in this case).

Reason for electrification

I'd always understood that the IC was electrified because of pollution problems along the entire south lakefront, and not just in the Grant Park cut. Does anyone know of a definitive source? L Glidewell 04:57, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Historical Importance

Randolph Street Terminal, thus present Millennium Station, is the same as Illinois Central Depot (Chicago), is it not? Reeze2000 (talk) 14:18, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

• No - that's a different station further south --Strannik (talk) 00:45, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

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Accessibility

The article states that the construction is accessible, but in reality the station is only partially so. The only true accessible route to the Metra platforms is through the South Water Street entrance, via a private building which isn't always unlocked. Sbergus (talk) 01:26, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

@Sbergus: You have a valid point, but the extended elevator outage that plagues the station probably wouldn't make the cut on Wikipedia unless it is permanently taken out of service (and a citation verifies that.) I have thought about clarifying the accessibility status too, but my hands are tied, as such an edit would likely get reverted in a few hours due to guidelines concerning original research. Of course, although I agree the article should be reliable, a "temporary" elevator closure should only be listed on Metra's website, not Wikipedia. Thanks for understanding. Hotdog with ketchup (talk) 02:30, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Tracks & Platforms

On this diagram, I think I can spot the non-revenue track (and what is it used for, BTW?). But which of these island platforms is the unused one? Criticalthinker (talk) 00:16, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Wish I could help, but I was unable to access the link. From what I remember, the passenger tracks are 2-6 (Metra) and 8-13 (NICTD), ascending from west to east. Hopefully that helps. Hotdog with ketchup (talk) 04:36, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

I noticed that the first time you click on it you get a "Forbidden" error. But if you hit "enter" on the address, again, it pulls it up. If that doesn't work, you can pull it up here. This should also pull up another version. Criticalthinker (talk) 08:15, 15 November 2024 (UTC)