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In 1984, RTA created the Commuter Rail Service Board to help with planning an organized commuter rail system in the Chicago area. [4] The board was renamed Metra in 1985. Through the creation of the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (NIRC), Metra's operating subsidiary and contracts with freight companies, Metra was able ...
The Heritage Corridor (HC) is a Metra commuter rail line in Chicago, Illinois, and its southwestern suburbs, terminating in Joliet, Illinois.While Metra does not refer to its lines by colors, the Heritage Corridor appears on Metra timetables as "Alton Maroon," after the Alton Railroad, which ran trains on this route. [3]
The North Central Service (NCS) is a Metra commuter rail line running from Union Station in downtown Chicago through northwestern and far northern suburbs to Antioch, Illinois. In December 2022, the public timetable shows seven weekday departures from Chicago. This line does not run at all on weekends or holidays. [3]
Although Metra's commuter rail system is designed to connect points all over the Chicago metropolitan area, it does provide some intracity connections within Chicago. [34] Metra trains originate from one of four stations in downtown Chicago. Six lines originate at Union Station.
Chicago Union Station is named a union station, like many train stations across the United States that were shared by several railroad companies. [6] The station is the third union station to occupy the site between West Adams Street and West Jackson Boulevard. The station is known by the acronym CUS, as well as by its Amtrak station code CHI.
As of 2018, Oak Forest is the 42nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,091 weekday boardings. [ 1 ] As of 2022, Oak Forest is served by 42 trains (21 in each direction) on weekdays, by 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
Peterson/Ridge station is a railroad station on the North Side of Chicago serving Metra's Union Pacific North Line. It is located at the intersection of West Peterson Avenue and North Ravenswood Avenue in Chicago's Edgewater community area. [2] A groundbreaking ceremony for construction was held on November 1, 2021. [3]
79th Street (Chatham) is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at and over 79th Street, and is 9.9 miles (15.9 km) away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. [2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, 79th Street is in zone 2.