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Metra
Metra Logo.svg
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Info
Owner Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
Locale Chicago Metropolitan Area, United States
Transit type Commuter rail
Number of lines 11
Number of stations 241
Daily ridership 292,000 (weekday, FY2013)
109,700 (weekend, FY2013)
Chief executive Don Orseno
Operation
Began operation 1984
Operator(s) Metra
Union Pacific, BNSF
Reporting marks METX
Technical
System length 487.7 mi (784.9 km)
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
(standard gauge)
Route map

Schematic of Metra's routes, as well as the South Shore Line. This schematic is not to scale.

Metra is a commuter railroad in the Chicago city area. The railroad operates 241 stations on 11 different rail lines. It is the fourth busiest commuter rail system in the United States by ridership and the largest and busiest commuter rail system outside the New York City area. There were 83.4 million passenger rides in 2014, up 1.3% from the previous year.

The estimated busiest day for Metra ridership occurred on Nov. 4, 2016—the day of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series victory rally.

Images for kids

  • Elgin (289733876)

    RTA EMD F40PH No. 123 crossing the Fox River in Elgin, Illinois in 1981

  • Metra 614

    Metra EMD F40C No. 614 in Chicago.

  • Geneva Metra 071020

    Passengers near an inbound train at Geneva Station.

  • Metra Electric train

    Metra Electric Highliners at 59th Street station.

  • Metra Timetables (2019)

    Various timetables (2018–19)

  • Metra bilevel entrance

    Entrance to a Metra bilevel rail car.

  • Metra Trains at Waukeegan

    Metra F40PH locomotives at the Waukegan Station.

  • MetraFatalities20012010

    Metra related fatalities: The bar graph above shows the number of non-employee, Metra related deaths (listed vertically). This graph uses data from the previous decade and is organized by year (horizontally).

  • METX 413

    Metra MP36PH-3C locomotive #413

  • 2 Metra Rebuilds (45117180182)

    Rebuilt Metra F40PH-3 locomotive #183 with a rebuilt Metra F40PHM-3

  • Metra Cars Union Station

    Various Metra Coaches parked at Union Station.

  • Aurora (Metra)-6

    A Nippon Sharyo gallery car, built in the early 2000s

See also

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