▁from ▁the ▁in bound ▁platform . ▁ ▁Win net ka ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁at ▁grade ▁level ▁when ▁it ▁served ▁the ▁Chicago ▁and ▁North ▁Western ▁Railway . ▁As ▁an ▁increasing ▁amount ▁of ▁rail road ▁traffic ▁came ▁through ▁Win net ka , ▁the ▁rail road ▁cross ings ▁became ▁unsafe , ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁people ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁at ▁rail road ▁cross ings ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁despite ▁safety ▁efforts ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁rail road . ▁After ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁two ▁prominent ▁Win net ka ▁women ▁at ▁the ▁P ine ▁Street ▁crossing ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Win net k ans ▁demanded ▁that ▁the ▁grade ▁cross ings ▁be ▁removed . ▁The ▁city ▁elected ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁tracks ▁in ▁a ▁below - grade ▁tren ch ▁to ▁avoid ▁div iding ▁the ▁city ▁with ▁an ▁elev ated ▁rail road . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁Administration , ▁the ▁tracks ▁were ▁lower ed ▁into ▁a ▁tren ch ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Win net ka ▁and ▁Hub b ard ▁Wood s ▁stations ▁were ▁located ▁at ▁street ▁level ▁with ▁access ▁to ▁station ▁platforms ▁by ▁st airs ▁from ▁a ▁ped est rian ▁walk way ▁across ▁the ▁tracks , ▁and ▁Indian ▁Hill ▁became ▁an ▁elev ated ▁station . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Win net ka ▁is ▁the ▁ 6 8 th ▁bus iest ▁of ▁Met ra ' s ▁ 2 3 6 ▁non - d ow nt own