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The University Park Station on the Metra Electric Line will be closed Sunday, Oct. 27 due to scheduled track work between University Park and Richton Park.During the one-day closure, Metra Electric…
Metra’s 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard Station on the Metra Electric Line in Harvey will reopen to passengers on Monday, Oct. 28, following a more than two-year project to completely rebuild and…
Metra today proposed a 2025 operating budget of $1.135 billion that holds fares steady at current levels and relies on strong sales tax revenues and a dwindling allotment of federal COVID-relief aid…
Metra passengers boarding inbound trains at five Metra Electric stations close to downtown will need to use temporary platforms from Oct. 14 to Oct. 27 while one of the line’s four tracks is taken…
Metra will offer extra early morning inbound and midafternoon outbound trains on three of its lines for runners and spectators going to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 13.Extra…
To help the city of Aurora promote its new downtown light experience, known as “LUMENAURA,” two Metra railcars on the BNSF Line will be decorated on the inside with bright and colorful lights and…
Metra partnered with local conservation groups and environmental experts to establish…
More than 4,100 University of Illinois Chicago students have signed up to receive the new U-Pass + Metra, a pass that gives them unlimited rides on Metra and the CTA for a reduced fare price under a…
Construction work on the Rock Island Line will require busing between LaSalle and the 35th Street/Lou Jones stations for some trains on Friday night, Sept. 20, and Saturday, Sept. 21.Metra and CN…
Construction projects along Metra’s Milwaukee North Line in northern Lake County will require busing for segments of the trip on two consecutive weekends in September.On Saturday, Sept. 14, Metra…