Geneva Station Wish List

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    Enhance passenger safety when crossing from

       Platform 1 to Platform 2 by requiring 

       all Chicago bound trains arriving on

       Platform 2 to stop approximately 50 feet

        before 3rd St. crossing

     

     Currently:  When Chicago bound train arrives on track 3,                 late arriving passengers must decide:  go under the

           downed gates or wait until gates go back up. 

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           Some trains stop approximately 50 ft before the 

           3rd Street crossing, stay stationery for 15 seconds,

           which allows the downed gates to go back up and

           passengers can cross tracks.

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           However, some trains stop at the 3rd St Crossing

           and the gates remain down.  Passengers are unable

           to cross unless they go under the downed gates.

        

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​               Update:  As of October 9, 2025,

                   extended the station hours!

          The station will be staffed from 5am to 9pm

                         Monday thru Friday

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            Keep Geneva station open on weekdays until

            6pm and open on weekends 8am to 9pm

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          Currently, station closes at 1pm on weekdays and

                            is closed on weekends

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              Provide viable shelter and seating

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                Currently, on platform 1, there is no viable shelter or

                             seating 

                     

                   only available shelter is 100 yards from station;                         on seating (unprotected) is 50 yards from station

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​      Provide Station Signage:

           

              Currently, there is no signage to help passengers,

                There are train times (monitor) and wall schedules

                 

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       Provide Safety Alert when freight trains

                 pass station on track #1

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         Currently, freight trains on track 1 pass by within 15 ft                             of passengers standing on Platform 1 

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             Note: Union Pacific website says passengers should 

                        be 24 feet from track

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       Upgrade Station and Station Area: 

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              Enhance passengers pre boarding experience ...

                 including

                   improving station aesthetics 

                   Increase station hours

                   provide passenger shelter and seating

                   provide boarding info signage

                   signage to alert passengers to safety issues

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