Reach a Metra Spokesman

For members of the news media only, please call 312-322-6776 to reach a Metra spokesperson at all hours. If you are not a member of news media, please do not call this number.

For passenger service inquiries, please call 312-322-6777 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.  For travel information evenings and Saturdays, call the RTA Travel Information Center at 312-836-7000.

Below is a list of news releases related to Metra.

December 18th, 2023

Metra and local leaders today celebrated the completion of a major rehab of the 103rd Street/Washington Heights Station on the Rock Island… read more

December 15th, 2023

Make your holiday travel even more convenient and affordable with Metra’s Family Fares during the last weeks of December and with free… read more

December 6th, 2023

The holiday season is upon us! Metra is once again partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation for its morning… read more

November 27th, 2023

Note: The UP North Holiday Train is now sold out. Happy Holidays! Metra will operate a special Holiday Train on the Union Pacific North… read more

November 13th, 2023

Beginning Monday, Nov. 27, Metra will be making minor changes to the schedules of three trains on its Rock Island Line to Joliet. These… read more

November 10th, 2023

The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $1.1 billion operating budget for 2024 that includes a major revision to the agency’s fare… read more

November 8th, 2023

Metra Police Officers successfully prevented a man from taking his own life this past Saturday in Blue Island. On Saturday, Nov. 4 at… read more

November 7th, 2023

The 103rd Street/Rosemoor Station on the Metra Electric Line will close on Nov. 20 for a full reconstruction that will include making it… read more

November 6th, 2023

Milwaukee Avenue will remain closed at Kilbourn Avenue until June 2024 as part of Metra’s project to replace the bridge over the roadway… read more

October 17th, 2023

Metra will receive the largest discretionary grant in its history – a $169.3 million federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality… read more