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In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Robbins is located in zone 2. As of 2018, Robbins is the 203rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 65 weekday boardings. [1] Robbins consists of two side platforms which serve two tracks. The station has a small station house on the inbound track, but there is no ticket agent.
With an average weekday ridership of 294,600 in 2015, Metra is the fourth-busiest commuter rail system in the United States, only behind New York City metropolitan area systems. [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.
In Metra's zone-based fare system, 153rd Street is in zone 4. As of 2018, Orland Park 153rd Street is the 94th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 544 weekday boardings. [2] Unlike all other stations on the SouthWest Service (besides Union Station), tickets are sold here.
The Illinois Central West Line from present-day Millennium Station to Addison, Illinois, (closed 1931), Pennsylvania Railroad line to Valparaiso, Indiana, (closed 1935), New York Central line from LaSalle Street Station to Elkhart, Indiana, (closed 1964), and four Chicago & North Western lines to St. Charles, Aurora, Freeport, and Kenosha ...
The Rockford Intercity Passenger Rail is a proposed Metra inter-city rail service between Chicago and Rockford, Illinois.The project is being led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) funded with $275 million through the Rebuild Illinois capital plan.
The Metra Electric District has the best on-time performance of all Metra lines, averaging only one late train a month in 2014. [ 5 ] Trains operate at a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h); as of February 2024, work is underway to increase the maximum speed to 79 miles per hour (127 km/h), with an increase to 90 miles per hour (140 ...
The difference is the app allows customers to buy Metra tickets including single ride, ten-ride, weekend and monthly passes. [21] Metra provides about 300,000 trips per day. Nearly 60 percent of riders use monthly passes. In August, the most recent month for which figures were available, Metra sold some 94,000 monthly passes. [22]