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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]
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.
As of 2018, Western Avenue is the 61st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 836 weekday boardings. [1]Western Avenue is served by a total of 117 Metra trains on weekdays, by 44 trains on Saturdays, and by 36 trains on Sundays and holidays.
In 2023, Metra announced plans to extend the Milwaukee District West Line to Rockford, Illinois by 2027. [36] 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.
Hanover Park is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Hanover Park, Illinois, United States. The station is 28.4 miles (45.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. [2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Hanover Park is in zone 4.
Schaumburg is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Schaumburg, Illinois. The station is 26.5 miles (42.6 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. [2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Schaumburg is in zone 4.
It is served by Metra's Milwaukee District West Line, with service to Union Station in downtown Chicago, and northwest to Elgin. As of 2018, Bartlett is the 53rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 988 weekday boardings. [1]
Metra: MD-N MD-W NCS BNSF HC SWS (at Union) Union Station: June 22, 1958 [39] [40] Underground Clinton Ⓣ Green Pink: Metra: UP-N UP-W UP-NW (at Ogilvie) West Loop: October 16, 1909 [45] Elevated Conservatory–Central Park Drive: Green — East Garfield Park: June 30, 2001 [46] Elevated Cottage Grove † Green — Woodlawn: April 23, 1893 [47 ...