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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 big train system in the Chicago area. It helps people travel to work, school, and other places. Metra has 241 stations and 11 different train lines.

It is one of the busiest train systems for people traveling in the United States. In fact, it's the biggest one outside of the New York City area! In 2014, over 83 million trips were taken on Metra trains. Metra's busiest day ever was November 4, 2016. This was when the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series and had a huge celebration!

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)

    Different Metra train schedules from 2018–19.

  • Metra bilevel entrance

    The entrance to a Metra bilevel rail car, which has two levels.

  • Metra Trains at Waukeegan

    Metra F40PH locomotives at the Waukegan Station.

  • MetraFatalities20012010

    This graph shows the number of serious incidents involving people who were not Metra employees from 2001 to 2010. It reminds us how important safety is around trains.

  • 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

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Metra para niños

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