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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]
Western Avenue is a railroad station owned by Metra, located in the West Town community area [2] of Chicago, Illinois near Western Avenue.The station is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) away from Union Station, the inbound terminus of the line.
Cary station on the Union Pacific Northwest Line The platforms at River Grove station, which serves trains on both the North Central Service and the Milwaukee District West Line South Chicago (93rd Street) station is the terminus for the South Chicago Branch on the Metra Electric District
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.
Medinah is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Medinah, Illinois. The station is 23 miles (37 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. [2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Medinah is in zone 3.
This is a route-map template for the Milwaukee District West Line, a commuter rail line in the Chicago metropolitan area. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
By 1949, the Milwaukee rapid transit system was down to two interurban lines, running from the electric company's Public Service Building at 231 W. Michigan St. to Hales Corners and Waukesha.
In Metra’s zone-based fare system, Big Timber Road is in zone 4. As of 2018, Big Timber Road is the 75th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 699 weekday boardings. [1] When it opened in 1986 (the same year the Milwaukee Road ceased operations), [3] the surrounding area mostly consisted of farmland.