List of Metra stations

Metra is the commuter rail system serving the Chicago metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Illinois and Wisconsin, servicing Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties in northeastern Illinois and the city of Kenosha in southeastern Wisconsin. It is one of three of the Regional Transportation Authority's service boards. 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.[1][3] As of May 2024, an infill station, Auburn Park, is currently under construction on the Rock Island District. The newest Metra station in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago opened on May 20, 2024.

In 1974, the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was created to provide stability in the commuter rail system, as most private commuter companies in the area were beginning to fail.[4] In 1984, RTA created the Commuter Rail Service Board to help with planning an organized commuter rail system in the Chicago area.[4] The board was renamed Metra in 1985. Through the creation of the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (NIRC), Metra's operating subsidiary and contracts with freight companies, Metra was able to open a network of commuter rail lines across the region.[4] The system's newest line, the North Central Service, opened on August 19, 1996.[5]

Seven of the system's eleven lines are owned or operated by the NIRC.[4] Operation of the BNSF Line and the Union Pacific North Line, Union Pacific Northwest Line, and the Union Pacific West Line are handled through purchase of service agreements (PSAs) between Metra, the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad.[4] Under these agreements, the railroad companies provide the service using their own employees and either own or control the rights-of-way in addition to the majority of other facilities necessary, while Metra provides the rolling stock.[4] Additionally, Metra funds the portion of South Shore Line within Illinois because it shares tracks with the Metra Electric District.[4] Metra also operates Hegewisch station, although no Metra trains serve the station.[4]

The development of Chicago's commuter rail network resulted in a spoke–hub distribution paradigm, and Metra's services radiate from four terminal stations in the Chicago Loop: Ogilvie Transportation Center, Union Station, LaSalle Street Station, and Millennium Station.[4] However, all are within a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) radius of each other and easily accessible from one another, either by walking, cycling, driving, or the use of public transport.[6]

Key

Station The official name for the station
Lines The line(s) that stop at the station
Rail connections Any rail connections that can be made from the station
Location The municipality or Chicago neighborhood in which the station is located
Fare zone Identifies which of the four fare zones the station is in. The zones are numbered, with Zone 1 consisting of downtown Chicago.[7]
† A terminal station
Fully-accessible station[8]
Partially-accessible station[a][8]

Lines

Metra commuter rail lines
Line Symbol Stations Inbound terminus Outbound terminus
BNSF BNSF 26 Chicago Union Station Aurora Transportation Center
Heritage Corridor HC 7 Chicago Union Station Joliet Gateway Center
Metra Electric ME 49 Millennium Station University Park, South Chicago (93rd Street), Blue Island
Milwaukee District North MDN 22 Chicago Union Station Fox Lake
Milwaukee District West MDW 22 Chicago Union Station Big Timber Road
North Central Service NCS 18 Chicago Union Station Antioch
Rock Island RI 26 LaSalle Street Station Joliet Gateway Center
SouthWest Service SWS 13 Chicago Union Station Manhattan
Union Pacific North UPN 28 Ogilvie Transportation Center Kenosha
Union Pacific Northwest UPNW 23 Ogilvie Transportation Center Harvard, McHenry
Union Pacific West UPW 19 Ogilvie Transportation Center Elburn

Stations

Station Lines Rail connections Location Fare
zone[9]
18th Street ME — Near South Side, Chicago 2
27th Street ME — Douglas, Chicago 2
35th Street RI CTA: Red (at Sox–35th) Green (at 35th–Bronzeville–IIT) Bronzeville, Chicago 2
47th Street (Kenwood) ME — Kenwood, Chicago 2
51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park) ME — Hyde Park, Chicago 2
55th–56th–57th Street ME NICTD: South Shore Line Jackson Park, Chicago 2
59th Street/​University of Chicago ME — University Of Chicago 2
63rd Street ME NICTD: South Shore Line Woodlawn, Chicago 2
75th Street (Grand Crossing) ME — Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago 2
79th Street (Chatham) ME — Chatham, Chicago 2
83rd Street (Avalon Park) ME — Avalon Park, Chicago 2
83rd Street ME — South Chicago, Chicago 2
87th Street (Woodruff) ME — Chesterfield, Chicago 2
87th Street ME — South Chicago, Chicago 2
91st Street (Chesterfield) ME — Chatham/Burnside, Chicago 2
91st Street–Beverly Hills RI — Beverly, Chicago 2
93rd Street (South Chicago) † ME — South Chicago, Chicago 2
95th Street–Beverly Hills RI — Beverly, Chicago 2
95th Street–Longwood RI — Longwood Manor, Chicago 2
95th Street/Chicago State University ME — Roseland/Pullman, Chicago 2
99th Street–Beverly Hills RI — Beverly, Chicago 2
103rd Street (Rosemoor) ME — Rosemoor/Pullman, Chicago 2
103rd Street–Beverly Hills RI — Beverly, Chicago 2
103rd Street–Washington Heights RI — Washington Heights, Chicago 2
107th Street ME — Roseland/Pullman, Chicago 2
107th Street–Beverly Hills RI — Beverly, Chicago 2
111th Street (Pullman) ME — Pullman, Chicago 2
111th Street–Morgan Park RI — Morgan Park, Chicago 2
115th Street–Morgan Park RI — Morgan Park, Chicago 2
119th Street RI — Blue Island 2
123rd Street RI — Blue Island 2
147th Street (Sibley Boulevard) ME — Harvey 2
211th Street (Lincoln Highway) ME — Park Forest 3
Antioch † NCS — Antioch 4
Arlington Heights UPNW — Arlington Heights 3
Arlington Park UPNW — Arlington Heights 3
Ashburn SWS — Ashburn, Chicago 2
Ashland/​Calumet Park ME — Calumet Park 2
Aurora † BNSF — Aurora 4
Barrington UPNW — Barrington 4
Bartlett MDW — Bartlett 4
Bellwood UPW — Bellwood 2
Belmont BNSF — Downers Grove 4
Belmont Avenue NCS — Franklin Park 2
Bensenville MDW — Bensenville 3
Berkeley UPW — Berkeley 2
Berwyn BNSF — Berwyn 2
Big Timber Road † MDW — Elgin 4
Blue Island † ME Metra: RI Blue Island 2
Blue Island–Vermont Street RI Metra: ME Blue Island 2
Braeside UPN — Highland Park 3
Brainerd RI — Brainerd, Chicago 2
Brookfield BNSF — Brookfield 2
Bryn Mawr ME — South Shore, Chicago 2
Buffalo Grove NCS — Buffalo Grove 4
Burr Oak ME — Calumet Park 2
Calumet ME — East Hazel Crest 2
Cary UPNW — Cary 4
Cheltenham ME — South Shore, Chicago 2
Chicago Ridge SWS — Chicago Ridge 3
Chicago Union Station † MDN MDW NCS
BNSF HC SWS 		Amtrak
CTA: Blue (at Clinton) Orange Purple Pink Brown (at Quincy) 		West Loop, Chicago 1
Cicero BNSF — Cicero 2
Clarendon Hills BNSF — Clarendon Hills 3
Clybourn UPN UPNW — Bucktown/DePaul, Chicago 2
College Avenue UPW — Wheaton 4
Congress Park BNSF — Brookfield 3
Crystal Lake UPNW — Crystal Lake 4
Cumberland UPNW — Des Plaines 3
Dee Road UPNW — Park Ridge 2
Deerfield MDN — Deerfield 4
Des Plaines UPNW — Des Plaines 3
Downers Grove Main Street BNSF — Downers Grove 4
Edgebrook MDN — Edgebrook, Chicago 2
Edison Park UPNW — Edison Park, Chicago 2
Elburn † UPW — Elburn 4
Elgin MDW — Elgin 4
Elmhurst UPW — Elmhurst 3
Elmwood Park MDW — Elmwood Park 2
Evanston Central Street UPN — Evanston 2
Evanston Davis Street UPN CTA: Purple (at Davis) Evanston 2
Evanston Main Street UPN CTA: Purple (at Main) Evanston 2
Fairview Avenue BNSF — Downers Grove 3
Flossmoor ME — Flossmoor 3
Forest Glen MDN — Forest Glen, Chicago 2
Fort Sheridan UPN — Highwood 4
Fox Lake † MDN — Fox Lake 4
Fox River Grove UPNW — Fox River Grove 4
Franklin Park MDW — Franklin Park 2
Galewood MDW — Galewood, Chicago 2
Geneva UPW — Geneva 4
Gladstone Park UPNW — Gladstone Park, Chicago 2
Glen Ellyn UPW — Glen Ellyn 4
Glencoe UPN — Glencoe 3
Glenview MDN Amtrak Glenview 3
Golf MDN — Golf 3
Grand/​Cicero MDW — Austin, Chicago/Belmont Cragin 2
Grayland MDN — Old Irving Park, Chicago 2
Grayslake MDN — Grayslake 4
Great Lakes UPN — North Chicago 4
Gresham RI — Auburn Gresham, Chicago 2
Halsted Street BNSF — University Village, Chicago 2
Hanover Park MDW — Hanover Park 4
Hanson Park MDW — Hanson Park, Chicago 2
Harlem Avenue BNSF — Berwyn 2
Harvard † UPNW — Harvard 4
Harvey ME — Harvey 2
Hazel Crest ME — Hazel Crest 2
Healy MDN — Logan Square, Chicago 2
Hegewisch — NICTD: South Shore Line Hegewisch, Chicago —
Hickory Creek RI — Mokena 4
Highland Park UPN — Highland Park 4
Highlands BNSF — Hinsdale 3
Highwood UPN — Highwood 4
Hinsdale BNSF — Hinsdale 3
Hollywood BNSF — Brookfield 2
Homewood ME Amtrak Homewood 3
Hubbard Woods UPN — Winnetka 3
Indian Hill UPN — Winnetka 3
Ingleside MDN — Ingleside 4
Irving Park UPNW CTA: Blue (at Irving Park) Irving Park, Chicago 2
Itasca MDW — Itasca 3
Ivanhoe ME — Riverdale 2
Jefferson Park UPNW CTA: Blue Jefferson Park, Chicago 2
Joliet † RI HC Amtrak Joliet 4
Kedzie UPW — East Garfield Park, Chicago 2
Kenilworth UPN — Kenilworth 3
Kenosha † UPN Kenosha Streetcar Kenosha, WI 4
Kensington/​115th Street ME — Kensington, Chicago 2
La Fox UPW — La Fox 4
La Grange Road BNSF Amtrak La Grange 3
La Vergne BNSF — Berwyn 2
Lake Bluff UPN — Lake Bluff 4
Lake Cook Road MDN — Deerfield 3
Lake Forest MDN — Lake Forest 4
Lake Forest UPN — Lake Forest 4
Lake Villa NCS — Lake Villa 4
Laraway Road SWS — New Lenox 4
LaSalle Street Station † RI CTA: Blue (at LaSalle) Brown Orange Pink Purple (at LaSalle/​Van Buren) Loop, Chicago 1
Lemont HC — Lemont 3
Libertyville MDN — Libertyville 4
Lisle BNSF — Lisle 4
Lockport HC — Lockport 4
Lombard UPW — Lombard 3
Long Lake MDN — Long Lake 4
Manhattan † SWS — Manhattan 4
Mannheim MDW — Franklin Park 2
Mars MDW — Mars, Chicago 2
Matteson ME — Matteson 3
Mayfair MDN CTA: Blue (at Montrose) Albany Park, Chicago/Portage Park 2
Maywood UPW — Maywood 2
McCormick Place ME — McCormick Place, Chicago 2
McHenry † UPNW — McHenry 4
Medinah MDW — Medinah 3
Melrose Park UPW — Melrose Park 2
Midlothian RI — Midlothian 2
Millennium Station † ME NICTD: South Shore Line
CTA: Brown Green Orange Pink Purple (at Washington/​Wabash) 		Millennium Park, Chicago 1
Mokena RI — Mokena 4
Mont Clare MDW — Montclare, Chicago 2
Morton Grove MDN — Morton Grove 2
Mount Prospect UPNW — Mount Prospect 3
Mundelein NCS — Mundelein 4
Museum Campus/​11th Street ME — South Loop, Chicago 1
Naperville BNSF Amtrak Naperville 4
National Street MDW — Elgin 4
New Lenox RI — New Lenox 4
North Chicago UPN — North Chicago 4
North Glenview MDN — Glenview 3
Northbrook MDN — Northbrook 3
Norwood Park UPNW — Norwood Park, Chicago 2
O'Hare Transfer NCS ATS to O'Hare O'Hare, Chicago 2
Oak Forest RI — Oak Forest 3
Oak Lawn SWS — Oak Lawn 3
Oak Park UPW CTA: Green (at Harlem/​Lake) Oak Park 2
Ogilvie Transportation Center † UPN UPNW UPW CTA: Green Pink (at Clinton) Fulton River District, Chicago 1
Olympia Fields ME — Olympia Fields 3
Orland Park 143rd Street SWS — Orland Park 4
Orland Park 153rd Street SWS — Orland Park 4
Orland Park 179th Street SWS — Orland Park 4
Palatine UPNW — Palatine 4
Palos Heights SWS — Palos Heights 3
Palos Park SWS — Palos Park 4
Park Ridge UPNW — Park Ridge 2
Peterson/​Ridge UPN — Edgewater, Chicago 2
Pingree Road UPNW — Crystal Lake 4
Prairie Crossing MDN Metra: NCS Libertyville 4
Prairie Crossing NCS Metra: MDN Libertyville 4
Prairie Street RI — Blue Island 2
Prairie View NCS — Prairie View 4
Prospect Heights NCS — Prospect Heights 3
Racine Avenue ME — West Pullman, Chicago 2
Ravenswood UPN CTA: Brown (at Damen) Ravenswood, Chicago 2
Ravinia UPN — Highland Park 3
Ravinia Park (Seasonal) UPN — Highland Park 3
Richton Park ME — Richton Park 3
River Forest UPW — River Forest 2
River Grove MDW NCS — River Grove 2
Riverdale ME — Riverdale 2
Riverside BNSF — Riverside 2
Robbins RI — Robbins 2
Rogers Park UPN — Rogers Park, Chicago 2
Romeoville HC — Romeoville 4
Roselle MDW — Roselle 4
Rosemont NCS — Rosemont 2
Round Lake MDN — Round Lake 4
Round Lake Beach NCS — Round Lake Beach 4
Route 59 BNSF — Aurora 4
Schaumburg MDW — Schaumburg 4
Schiller Park NCS — Schiller Park 2
South Shore ME — South Shore, Chicago 2
State Street ME — West Pullman, Chicago 2
Stewart Ridge ME — Stewart Ridge, Chicago 2
Stone Avenue BNSF — La Grange 3
Stony Island ME — South Shore, Chicago 2
Summit HC Amtrak Summit 2
Tinley Park RI — Tinley Park 3
Tinley Park–80th Avenue RI — Tinley Park 4
University Park † ME — University Park 3
Van Buren Street ME — Loop, Chicago 1
Vernon Hills NCS — Vernon Hills 4
Villa Park UPW — Villa Park 3
Washington Street NCS — Grayslake 4
Waukegan UPN — Waukegan 4
West Chicago UPW — West Chicago 4
West Hinsdale BNSF — Hinsdale 3
West Pullman ME — West Pullman, Chicago 2
Western Avenue BNSF — Lower West Side, Chicago 2
Western Avenue MDN MDW NCS — Humboldt Park, Chicago/West Town 2
Western Springs BNSF — Western Springs 3
Westmont BNSF — Westmont 3
Wheaton UPW — Wheaton 4
Wheeling NCS — Wheeling 3
Willow Springs HC — Willow Springs 3
Wilmette UPN — Wilmette 2
Windsor Park ME — South Shore, Chicago 2
Winfield UPW — Winfield 4
Winnetka UPN — Winnetka 3
Winthrop Harbor UPN — Winthrop Harbor 4
Wood Dale MDW — Wood Dale 3
Woodstock UPNW — Woodstock 4
Worth SWS — Worth 3
Wrightwood SWS — Wrightwood, Chicago 2
Zion UPN — Zion 4

Future stations

Station Lines Rail connections Location Fare zone Status
Auburn Park RI — Auburn Gresham, Chicago 2 Under construction[10]
Johnsburg † UPNW — Johnsburg 4 Proposed[11]
Prairie Grove UPNW — Prairie Grove 4 Proposed[11]
Ridgefield UPNW — Ridgefield 4 Proposed[11]
Kinzie–Fulton Market MDN MDW NCS UPW CTA: Green Pink (at Ashland) West Town, Chicago 2 Proposed[12]
Huntley Unnamed intercity service — Huntley Proposed[13]
Belvidere Unnamed intercity service — Belvidere Proposed[13]
Rockford † Unnamed intercity service — Rockford Proposed[13]

Former stations

Station Lines Rail
connections 		Location Fare
zone 		Closed Notes
5th Street HC — Lockport G 1988[14]
67th Street ME — Woodlawn, Chicago B 1984[14] Station platforms still exist.
91st Street (South Chicago) † ME — South Chicago, Chicago B June 2001 Replaced by South Chicago (93rd Street).[15]
99th Street–Longwood RI — Longwood Manor, Chicago C 1985[14]
Abbott's Platform UPN — North Chicago G 1986[14] Station only listed on timetables as a note on some North Chicago stop times.
Brighton Park HC — Brighton Park, Chicago C 1984[14]
Clyde BNSF — Cicero B 2007 Closed due to low ridership and close proximity to Cicero.[16]
Cragin MDW — Belmont Cragin, Chicago B 2007 Closed along with Hermosa and replaced with Grand/Cicero.[17]
Givens RI — Morgan Park, Chicago C 1984[14]
Glenn HC — Central Stickney C 1989[14] Closed due to low ridership and difficulty to access the station.
Halsted Street HC — Bridgeport, Chicago B 1984[14]
Hartland UPNW — Hartland L 1984[14]
Hermosa MDW — Hermosa, Chicago B 2007 Closed along with Cragin and replaced with Grand/Cicero.[17]
Joliet Union Station † RI HC Amtrak Joliet H 2014 Replaced with Joliet Gateway Center in 2018.[18]
Rondout MDN — Rondout G 1984[14]
Western Avenue SWS — Ashburn, Chicago B May 1984[19]
Wilson Road MDN — Long Lake J 1984[14]

Notes

  1. ^ At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features (such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements).

References

  1. ^ a b "Ridership Reports – System Facts". Metra. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter and End-of-Year 2016" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Where do Metra trains run". Metra. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Metra History". Metra. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Hanna, Janan (August 20, 1996). "Latest Metra Route Opens New World To Suburbs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Metra. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Metra's 2024 Fare changes". Metra. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Metra Accessible Station List" (PDF). Regional Transportation Authority. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "Metra Fare Schedule" (PDF). Metra. February 26, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  10. ^ Wisniewski, Mary (September 30, 2019). "New Metra station coming to Auburn Gresham neighborhood". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Go to 2040: Comprehensive Regional Plan". Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. 2010. p. 281. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  12. ^ "Kinzie–Fulton Market: New Metra Station" (PDF). Chicago Department of Transportation. October 12, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c Neveau, James (July 6, 2023). "Metra to restore rail service between Rockford, Chicago for first time in 40 years". NBC Chicago. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  14. ^ Van Hattem, Matt (July 5, 2006). "Metra: Chicago's commuter railroad". Trains Magazine. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  15. ^ "Metra to shut down BNSF's Clyde station". CS Trains. May 17, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Cragin Station". Chicago Rail Junctions. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  17. ^ Fabbre, Alicia (April 11, 2018). "New train station opens for commuters in Joliet, ending a six-year wait". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  18. ^ "RTA closing 13 rail stations". Chicago Tribune. March 9, 1984. p. 51. Retrieved December 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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