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Station Improvements at Wilson to Affect Red Line Service Starting Wednesday Night to Early Monday

February 5, 2008
2/5/2008

Due to construction work to replace the stairway enclosure at the Wilson Red Line station, the auxiliary entrance/exit will be closed from 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, February 6 until 4 a.m. Thursday, February 7 and again from 10:15 p.m. Thursday, February 7 until 4 a.m. Friday, February 8. While weekend work is underway, the auxiliary entrance/exit will be closed from 10:15 p.m. Friday through 4 a.m., Monday, February 11.

Red Line trains serving the station will be rerouted around the work during the following hours:

Wednesday, February 6 and Thursday, February 7

10:15 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Southbound Red Line trains will be rerouted to the Purple Express tracks. Southbound customers will board and exit the Wilson station on the Purple Express platform, the westernmost platform which is normally not in use.

Southbound customers at Sheridan station will board and exit southbound Red Line trains on the Purple Express side (west side) of the southbound platform.

Northbound Red Line trains will stop at the north end of the Wilson platform to allow customers to board and exit.

Normal Red Line service will resume at Wilson station and Sheridan station at 4 a.m. Thursday and Friday morning.

Friday, February 8 through Monday, February 11

Friday, 10:15 p.m. to Saturday, 9:05 a.m.
Southbound Red Line trains will be rerouted to the Purple Express tracks. Southbound customers will board and exit the Wilson station on the Purple Express platform, the westernmost platform which is normally not in use.

Southbound customers at Sheridan station will board and exit southbound Red Line trains on the Purple Express side (west side) of the southbound platform.

Northbound Red Line trains will stop at the north end of the Wilson platform to allow customers to board and exit.

Saturday, 9:05 a.m. to Sunday, 12:45 a.m.
Southbound Red Line trains will be rerouted to the Purple Express tracks. Southbound customers will board and exit the Wilson station on the Purple Express platform, the westernmost platform which is normally not in use.

Southbound customers at Sheridan station will board and exit southbound Red Line trains on the Purple Express side (west side) of the southbound platform.

Northbound Red Line trains will bypass Wilson station. Northbound customers who want to exit at Wilson should travel one stop north to Lawrence station and board a southbound train. Northbound customers who want to board at Wilson should board a southbound Red Line train and travel one stop south to Sheridan to board a northbound train.

Sunday, 12:45 a.m. to 6:20 a.m.
Southbound Red Line trains will be rerouted to the Purple Express tracks. Southbound customers will board and exit the Wilson station on the Purple Express platform, the westernmost platform which is normally not in use.

Southbound customers at Sheridan station will board and exit southbound Red Line trains on the Purple Express side (west side) of the southbound platform.

Northbound Red Line trains will stop at the north end of the Wilson platform to allow customers to board and exit.

Sunday, 6:20 a.m. to 7:40 p.m.
Southbound Red Line trains will be rerouted to the Purple Express tracks. Southbound customers will board and exit the Wilson station on the Purple Express platform, the westernmost platform which is normally not in use.

Southbound customers at Sheridan station will board and exit southbound Red Line trains on the Purple Express side (west side) of the southbound platform.

Northbound Red Line trains will bypass Wilson station. Northbound customers who want to exit at Wilson should travel one stop north to Lawrence station and board a southbound train. Northbound customers who want to board at Wilson should board a southbound Red Line train and travel one stop south to Sheridan to board a northbound train.

Sunday, 7:40 p.m. to Monday, 4 a.m.
Southbound Red Line trains will be rerouted to the Purple Express tracks. Southbound customers will board and exit the Wilson station on the Purple Express platform, the westernmost platform which is normally not in use.

Southbound customers at Sheridan station will board and exit southbound Red Line trains on the Purple Express side (west side) of the southbound platform.

Northbound Red Line trains will stop at the north end of the Wilson platform to allow customers to board and exit.

Normal Red Line service will resume at the Wilson station and the Sheridan station at 4 a.m. Monday, February 11.

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