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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.
Additionally, Metra will offer free rides on all trains arriving or departing form its downtown stations after 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Alcohol will be banned on all trains after 7 p.m. on New ...
L' trains announce downtown Metra connections on board when announcing the next 'L' stop. Union Station doubles as both a Metra station and Amtrak's station in Chicago. [60] In addition to Illinois Service and Hiawatha, Amtrak trains run nationwide including service to states spanning both coastlines. [61]
Additionally, Metra is investigating the possibility of adding a crossover track to the south of the station to allow more trains to access the platform from the outer tracks. [12] Beginning on August 20, 2024, South Shore Line trains no longer stop at McCormick Place station on weekends, ending regular service at the station.
Norwood Park station is a historic commuter railroad station along the Union Pacific Northwest Line in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is officially located on 6088 North Northwest Highway, but also runs parallel to Avondale Avenue near Raven Street. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Norwood Park is in zone 2.
Not counting commuters on the South Shore Line, over 18,000 people board Metra trains at Millennium Station each day. [2] During peak periods, trains leave the terminal as frequently as twice a minute. It is the third-busiest train station in Chicago.
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]
Brainerd is a station on Metra's Rock Island District line in the Washington Heights community area of Chicago, Illinois.The address is 8901 South Loomis Boulevard, but the station is actually in the middle of 89th Street from Loomis Boulevard to Bishop Street, 10.6 miles (17.1 km) from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the Rock Island District. [2]