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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

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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

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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
 MD-N 22 Chicago Union Station Fox Lake
  Milwaukee District West
 MD-W 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
 UP-N 28 Ogilvie Transportation Center Kenosha
  Union Pacific Northwest
 UP-NW 23 Ogilvie Transportation Center Harvard, McHenry
  Union Pacific West
 UP-W 19 Ogilvie Transportation Center Elburn

Stations

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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
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 Hyde Park, Chicago 2
59th Street/University of Chicago ME — Hyde Park, 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 — Chatham, 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
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   UP-NW — Arlington Heights 3
Arlington Park   UP-NW — Arlington Heights 3
Ashburn   SWS — Ashburn, Chicago 2
Ashland/Calumet Park ME — Calumet Park 2
Aurora   † BNSF — Aurora 4
Barrington   UP-NW — Barrington 4
Bartlett   MD-W — Bartlett 4
Bellwood   UP-W — Bellwood 2
Belmont   BNSF — Downers Grove 4
Belmont Avenue   NCS — Franklin Park 2
Bensenville   MD-W — Bensenville 3
Berkeley   UP-W — Berkeley 2
Berwyn   BNSF — Berwyn 2
Big Timber Road   † MD-W — Elgin 4
Blue Island   † ME   Metra: RI Blue Island 2
Blue Island–Vermont Street   RI   Metra: ME Blue Island 2
Braeside   UP-N — 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   UP-NW — Cary 4
Cheltenham   ME — South Shore, Chicago 2
Chicago Ridge   SWS — Chicago Ridge 3
Chicago Union Station   † MD-N MD-W 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 UP-N UP-NW — Bucktown/DePaul, Chicago 2
College Avenue   UP-W — Wheaton 4
Congress Park BNSF — Brookfield 3
Crystal Lake   UP-NW — Crystal Lake 4
Cumberland   UP-NW — Des Plaines 3
Dee Road   UP-NW — Park Ridge 2
Deerfield   MD-N — Deerfield 4
Des Plaines   UP-NW — Des Plaines 3
Downers Grove Main Street   BNSF — Downers Grove 4
Edgebrook   MD-N — Forest Glen, Chicago 2
Edison Park   UP-NW — Edison Park, Chicago 2
Elburn   † UP-W — Elburn 4
Elgin   MD-W — Elgin 4
Elmhurst   UP-W — Elmhurst 3
Elmwood Park   MD-W — Elmwood Park 2
Evanston Central Street   UP-N — Evanston 2
Evanston Davis Street   UP-N   CTA: Purple (at Davis) Evanston 2
Evanston Main Street   UP-N   CTA: Purple (at Main) Evanston 2
Fairview Avenue   BNSF — Downers Grove 3
Flossmoor   ME — Flossmoor 3
Forest Glen MD-N — Forest Glen, Chicago 2
Fort Sheridan   UP-N — Highwood 4
Fox Lake   † MD-N — Fox Lake 4
Fox River Grove   UP-NW — Fox River Grove 4
Franklin Park   MD-W — Franklin Park 2
Galewood   MD-W — Galewood, Chicago 2
Geneva   UP-W — Geneva 4
Gladstone Park UP-NW — Gladstone Park, Chicago 2
Glen Ellyn   UP-W — Glen Ellyn 4
Glencoe   UP-N — Glencoe 3
Glenview   MD-N   Amtrak Glenview 3
Golf   MD-N — Golf 3
Grand/Cicero   MD-W — Austin, Chicago 2
Grayland MD-N — Irving Park, Chicago 2
Grayslake   MD-N — Grayslake 4
Great Lakes   UP-N — North Chicago 4
Gresham RI — Auburn Gresham, Chicago 2
Halsted Street BNSF — University Village, Chicago 2
Hanover Park   MD-W — Hanover Park 4
Hanson Park   MD-W — Hanson Park, Chicago 2
Harlem Avenue   BNSF — Berwyn 2
Harvard   † UP-NW — Harvard 4
Harvey   ME — Harvey 2
Hazel Crest   ME — Hazel Crest 2
Healy   MD-N — Logan Square, Chicago 2
Hegewisch   —   NICTD: South Shore Line Hegewisch, Chicago —
Hickory Creek   RI — Mokena 4
Highland Park   UP-N — Highland Park 4
Highlands   BNSF — Hinsdale 3
Highwood   UP-N — Highwood 4
Hinsdale   BNSF — Hinsdale 3
Hollywood   BNSF — Brookfield 2
Homewood   ME   Amtrak Homewood 3
Hubbard Woods UP-N — Winnetka 3
Indian Hill UP-N — Winnetka 3
Ingleside   MD-N — Ingleside 4
Irving Park   UP-NW   CTA: Blue (at Irving Park) Irving Park, Chicago 2
Itasca   MD-W — Itasca 3
Ivanhoe   ME — Riverdale 2
Jefferson Park   UP-NW   CTA: Blue Jefferson Park, Chicago 2
Joliet   † RI HC   Amtrak Joliet 4
Kedzie UP-W — East Garfield Park, Chicago 2
Kenilworth   UP-N — Kenilworth 3
Kenosha   † UP-N   Kenosha Streetcar Kenosha, WI 4
Kensington/115th Street   ME — Pullman, Chicago 2
La Fox   UP-W — La Fox 4
La Grange Road   BNSF   Amtrak La Grange 3
La Vergne   BNSF — Berwyn 2
Lake Bluff   UP-N — Lake Bluff 4
Lake Cook Road   MD-N — Deerfield 3
Lake Forest   MD-N — Lake Forest 4
Lake Forest   UP-N — 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   MD-N — Libertyville 4
Lisle   BNSF — Lisle 4
Lockport   HC — Lockport 4
Lombard   UP-W — Lombard 3
Long Lake   MD-N — Long Lake 4
Manhattan   † SWS — Manhattan 4
Mannheim MD-W — Franklin Park 2
Mars   MD-W — Galewood, Chicago 2
Matteson ME — Matteson 3
Mayfair MD-N   CTA: Blue (at Montrose) Albany Park, Chicago 2
Maywood   UP-W — Maywood 2
McCormick Place   ME — Near South Side, Chicago 2
McHenry   † UP-NW — McHenry 4
Medinah   MD-W — Medinah 3
Melrose Park   UP-W — Melrose Park 2
Midlothian   RI — Midlothian 2
Millennium Station   † ME   NICTD: South Shore Line
  CTA: Brown Green Orange Pink Purple (at Washington/​Wabash) 		Loop, Chicago 1
Mokena   RI — Mokena 4
Mont Clare   MD-W — Galewood, Chicago 2
Morton Grove   MD-N — Morton Grove 2
Mount Prospect   UP-NW — Mount Prospect 3
Mundelein   NCS — Mundelein 4
Museum Campus/11th Street   ME — South Loop, Chicago 1
Naperville   BNSF   Amtrak Naperville 4
National Street   MD-W — Elgin 4
New Lenox   RI — New Lenox 4
North Chicago   UP-N — North Chicago 4
North Glenview   MD-N — Glenview 3
Northbrook   MD-N — Northbrook 3
Norwood Park   UP-NW — 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   UP-W   CTA: Green (at Harlem/Lake) Oak Park 2
Ogilvie Transportation Center   † UP-N UP-NW UP-W   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   UP-NW — Palatine 4
Palos Heights   SWS — Palos Heights 3
Palos Park   SWS — Palos Park 4
Park Ridge   UP-NW — Park Ridge 2
Peterson/Ridge   UP-N — Edgewater, Chicago 2
Pingree Road   UP-NW — Crystal Lake 4
Prairie Crossing   MD-N   Metra: NCS Libertyville 4
Prairie Crossing   NCS   Metra: MD-N 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   UP-N   CTA: Brown (at Damen) Ravenswood, Chicago 2
Ravinia   UP-N — Highland Park 3
Ravinia Park   (Seasonal) UP-N — Highland Park 3
Richton Park   ME — Richton Park 3
River Forest UP-W — River Forest 2
River Grove   MD-W NCS — River Grove 2
Riverdale ME — Riverdale 2
Riverside   BNSF — Riverside 2
Robbins   RI — Robbins 2
Rogers Park   UP-N — Rogers Park, Chicago 2
Romeoville   HC — Romeoville 4
Roselle   MD-W — Roselle 4
Rosemont   NCS — Rosemont 2
Round Lake   MD-N — Round Lake 4
Round Lake Beach   NCS — Round Lake Beach 4
Route 59   BNSF — Aurora 4
Schaumburg   MD-W — Schaumburg 4
Schiller Park   NCS — Schiller Park 2
South Chicago (93rd Street)   † ME — South Chicago, Chicago 2
South Shore   ME — South Shore, Chicago 2
State Street ME — West Pullman, Chicago 2
Stewart Ridge ME — West Pullman, 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   UP-W — Villa Park 3
Washington Street   NCS — Grayslake 4
Waukegan   UP-N — Waukegan 4
West Chicago   UP-W — 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   MD-N MD-W NCS — Humboldt Park, Chicago 2
Western Springs   BNSF — Western Springs 3
Westmont   BNSF — Westmont 3
Wheaton   UP-W — Wheaton 4
Wheeling   NCS — Wheeling 3
Willow Springs   HC — Willow Springs 3
Wilmette   UP-N — Wilmette 2
Windsor Park   ME — South Shore, Chicago 2
Winfield   UP-W — Winfield 4
Winnetka   UP-N — Winnetka 3
Winthrop Harbor   UP-N — Winthrop Harbor 4
Wood Dale   MD-W — Wood Dale 3
Woodstock   UP-NW — Woodstock 4
Worth   SWS — Worth 3
Wrightwood   SWS — Wrightwood, Chicago 2
Zion   UP-N — Zion 4

Future stations

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Station Lines Rail connections Location Fare zone Status
Auburn Park   RI — Auburn Gresham, Chicago 2 Under construction[10]
Johnsburg † UP-NW — Johnsburg 4 Proposed[11]
Prairie Grove UP-NW — Prairie Grove 4 Proposed[11]
Ridgefield UP-NW — Ridgefield 4 Proposed[11]
Kinzie–Fulton Market MD-N MD-W NCS UP-W   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

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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 UP-N — 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 MD-W — 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 UP-NW — Hartland L 1984[14]
Hermosa MD-W — 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 MD-N — Rondout G 1984[14]
Western Avenue SWS — Ashburn, Chicago B May 1984[19]
Wilson Road MD-N — Long Lake J 1984[14]

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ a b "Ridership Reports – System Facts". Metra. 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. 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 25 August 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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