| 词条 | Suburban Transit Access Route |
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|name =Suburban Transit Access Route |type =Suburb-to-suburb commuter rail |system =Metra |status =Proposed |locale =Cook County, DuPage County, Will County |start = O'Hare, Chicago |end =Joliet, Illinois |stations =17 |linelength =55 mi |gauge ={{RailGauge|4ft8.5in}} |map ={{Suburban_Transit_Access_Route}} }} The Suburban Transit Access Route (or STAR Line) was a proposed railway project in northwest and outer suburban Chicago, Illinois, United States. On January 30, 2003, Metra announced plans to build a new service line that would introduce a new fleet of Diesel multiple unit trains (DMUs) to connect nearly 100 communities in the region and form Metra's only suburb-to-suburb service. Currently all of Metra's services are oriented on suburb-to-city travel. The route of the STAR line was planned to travel along the EJ&E right of way and in the median of the Northwest Tollway (Interstate 90). The tollway median was a proposed extension of the CTA Blue Line westward to Schaumburg, but construction plans of the Suburban Transit Access Route caused the former to be scrapped. Very high ridership was expected due to its unique travel theme: around 80,000 passengers a day. The line was to be 55 miles in length. The preliminary cost estimate for the STAR Line was $1.1 billion. The project was authorized under what was, in 2005, the most recent federal transportation funding bill: SAFETEA-LU. The project underwent Alternatives Analysis before cancellation. ProjectThe {{convert|55|mi|adj=on}} Metra route would have been the first suburb-to-suburb train line in the Chicago area. The line would have started at O'Hare International Airport, run west along Interstate 90 towards Hoffman Estates, then south along the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway towards Joliet.[1] The line would have connected almost 100 communities in Will, DuPage, and Cook County. The route would have used a new fleet of European-style trains running at {{convert|79|mph|km/h}}, providing service at 15-minute intervals during peak periods.[2] In June 2003, the Regional Transportation Authority board unanimously signaled their support for the proposed STAR Line. The project would have cost $1.1 billion and would have taken 10 years to build, depending on funding.[1] In January 2012, the Daily Herald reported that Metra was no longer actively studying the project, partly due to a lack of funding from federal and state governments. Other transport modes, such as bus rapid transit, offered a cheaper alternative to the STAR Line.[3] References1. ^1 {{cite news|last=Hilkevitch|first=Jon|title=RTA backs Metra link to O'Hare, suburbs ; Agency gears up to vie for funding|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=6 June 2003}} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Hilkevitch|first=Jon|title=Metra plans line to link suburbs ; New-style trains would be used on 55-mile route|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=30 January 2003|author2=Amanda Vogt}} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Pyke|first=Marni|title=Do fast buses on I-90 mean falling STAR line?|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120118/news/701189697/|accessdate=22 December 2012|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=18 January 2012}} External links
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