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The Milwaukee District West Line (MD-W) is a Metra commuter rail line in Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs.Metra does not refer to any of its lines by a particular color, but the timetable accents for the Milwaukee District West line are dark "Arrow Yellow," honoring the Milwaukee Road's Arrow passenger train. [3]
The Milwaukee District North Line (MD-N) is a Metra commuter rail line in Chicago, Illinois and its northern suburbs, running from Union Station to Fox Lake.Although Metra does not refer to any of its lines by color, the timetable accents for the Milwaukee District North line are pale "Hiawatha Orange" in honor of the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha passenger trains.
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.
Libertyville is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Libertyville, Illinois.The station is officially located on 200 West Lake Street near Milwaukee Avenue (), is 35.5 miles (57.1 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, [2] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois.
As of 2018, Elgin is the 116th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 411 weekday boardings. [ 1 ] As of February 15, 2024, Elgin is served by 44 trains (22 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
In 2023, Metra announced plans to extend the Milwaukee District West Line to Rockford, Illinois by 2027. [35] North Central Service. The North Central Service is a 52.8-mile (85.0 km) route from Union Station to Antioch, Illinois. It had an average of 5,600-weekday passenger trips in 2018–2019. [4] It does not run at all on weekends and holidays.
In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mars is in zone 2. As of 2018, Mars is the 175th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 144 weekday boardings. [1] As of February 15, 2024, Mars is served as a flag stop by 15 trains (nine inbound, six outbound) on weekdays only. Mars station consists of three tracks and two side ...
Prairie Crossing is a pair of Metra stations located in Libertyville, Illinois.They are serviced by the North Central Service and the Milwaukee District North Line.The station is 43.4 miles (69.8 km) away from Chicago Union Station via the North Central Service, and 39.8 miles (64.1 km) via the Milwaukee District North Line. [3]