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The call is out for students across Chicagoland to put their creativity to the test by entering Metra’s 19th annual Metra Safety Competition, which officially kicks off today. This year’s…
Metra will be improving the schedule of its BNSF Line to Aurora beginning Monday, Sept. 8, adding weekday express trains and expanded hourly service on weekends.The new schedule responds to customer…
Metra will be expanding weekend service on the UP North Line beginning Saturday, Sept. 20, providing the same level of service on both Saturdays and Sundays.The new schedule will provide 15 inbound…
Metra will be adjusting the schedule on the UP-West Line beginning Monday, Sept. 8, adding stops to weekday off-peak trains and all weekend trains.Under the old schedule, weekday evening off-…
Metra and local officials today celebrated the completion of a $39.5 million project to replace an 1899 railroad bridge over Milwaukee Avenue on the North Side of Chicago and reconstruct the adjacent…
The Beverly Branch of Metra’s Rock Island Line will be shut down the weekend of Aug. 22-24 for the replacement of the Morgan Street Bridge in Chicago. Service is expected to be restored in time for…
Make Metra part of your plans to attend the 66th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show this Aug. 16-17. With extra service, Regional Day Passes and Family Fares that allow children 11 and under to…
Elementary and high school students from across the region will be able to ride public transit for free on Monday, August 18, the first day of school for Chicago Public Schools and many suburban…
A project to replace thousands of ties on the UP Northwest Line over a two-month period will require Metra to cancel four midday trains starting Monday, Aug. 4.“Tie replacement is essential…
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Metra will add service and capacity to existing train routes to serve the tens of thousands of music fans expected for the four days of Lollapalooza 2025 at…
