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Metra
Sign in to saveMetra is a public transit service agency and the primary commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area. It serves the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. Metra operates 243 stations on 11 rail lines.
Key facts
- Public transit.name
- Metra
- Public transit.image
- Metra Logo.svg
- Public transit.image2
- Next Stop- Downers Grove (Metra train departs Halsted Street July 2025).jpg
- Public transit.caption2
- A Metra train departing Halsted Street station in July 2025
- Public transit.owner
- Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
- Public transit.locale
- Chicago metropolitan area, United States
- Public transit.transit_type
- Commuter rail
- Public transit.lines
- 11
- Public transit.stations
- 242 year-round, 1 seasonal, 1 under construction
- Public transit.daily_ridership
- ()
- Public transit.annual_ridership
- ()
- Public transit.chief_executive
- James M. Derwinski
- Public transit.began_operation
- 1984
- Public transit.operator
- Metra, BNSF Railway
- Public transit.marks
- METX
- Public transit.headquarters
- 547 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60661
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Article
37 sectionsContents
- History
- Early Chicago commuter rail
- Formation of the RTA
- Metra branding
- Growth and expansion
- Corruption
- Underfunding
- Operations
- Stations
- Routes
- Proposed routes
- Pre-Metra routes
- Ridership
- Annual ridership
- Ridership Graph
- Connections
- Positive train control
- Fare system and ticketing
- Tickets
- Reduced fare programs
- Safety and security
- Law enforcement
- Rail safety
- Incidents
- Rolling stock
- Current locomotives
- Retired locomotives
- Coaches
- Former coaches
- Private club coaches
- Multiple units
- Retired
- Notes
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Metra is a public transit service agency and the primary commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area. It serves the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. Metra operates 243 stations on 11 rail lines.
Metra 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 metropolitan area. In 2025, the system had a ridership of approximately 38 million, or about per weekday as of . The estimated busiest day for Metra ridership occurred on November 4, 2016—the day of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series victory rally, with a record 460,000+ passengers.