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[1] [2] The Metra system has a total of 243 active stations spread out on 11 rail lines with 487.5 miles (784.6 km) of tracks. [1] [3] As of May 2024, an infill station, Auburn Park, is currently under construction on the Rock Island District. The newest Metra station in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago opened on May 20, 2024.
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 station is 18.3 rail miles (29.5 km) from Chicago Union Station, the east end of Metra service on this line. [2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Clarendon Hills is in zone 3. As of 2018, Clarendon Hills is the 66th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 799 weekday boardings.
One inbound train and one outbound train run express between Western Avenue and Wheeling. Like the Heritage Corridor and SouthWest Service, the North Central Service is fully ADA-accessible. No tickets are sold at any North Central Service stations outside Chicago. Passengers must purchase tickets either on the train or with Ventra.
The SouthWest Service (SWS) is a Metra commuter rail line, running southwest from Union Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois, to Manhattan, Illinois.Metra does not refer to its lines by color, but the timetable accents for the SouthWest Service line are "Banner Blue," for the Wabash Railroad's Banner Blue passenger train. [3]
Morton Grove is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Morton Grove, Illinois.The station is located at 8501 Lehigh Ave., is 14.6 miles (23.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, [3] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois.
Oak Forest is a train station located in Oak Forest, Illinois on Metra's Rock Island District line, which runs between Joliet, Illinois and LaSalle Street Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is in Zone 3 according to Metra fare schedules based on distance from downtown Chicago.
The station is 16.6 miles (26.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. [2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Chicago Ridge is in zone 3. As of 2018, Chicago Ridge is the 127th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 372 weekday boardings. [1] As of February 15, 2024, Chicago Ridge is ...