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Metra, officially the Commuter Rail Division of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, (reporting mark METX) is a commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area that forms part of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA). It serves the city of Chicago, suburban Cook County, the five Illinois collar counties, and Kenosha, Wisconsin. It…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metra | Annual ridership | 37,950,100 (2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Began operation | June 8, 1984 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Chief executive | James M. Derwinski | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ Pulse Dempster Line | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ O'Hare Int'l Airport (via ATS) and Pulse Dempster Line | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ Blue (Jefferson Park) and Pulse Milwaukee Line | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ Purple (Davis) and Pulse Dempster Line | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ Green (Harlem/Lake) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ Brown (Damen) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ GreenPink (Clinton) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ BrownGreenOrangePinkPurple (Washington/Wabash) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ BrownOrangePinkPurple (Quincy) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ Blue (LaSalle) and BrownOrangePinkPurple (LaSalle/Van Buren) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Connections | ↑ Green (35th–Bronzeville–IIT) and Red (Sox–35th) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Daily ridership | 163,100 (weekdays, Q1 2026) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Electrification | Metra Electric District: Overhead line, 1,500 V DC⟂ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Electrification | Other lines: none | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Fare zones | Fare zones 1 Downtown Chicago 2 Inner Cook County 3 Eastern DuPage County, outer Cook County 4 Collar counties, satellite cities | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Headquarters | 547 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60661 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ Pulse Dempster Line | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ O'Hare Int'l Airport (via ATS) and Pulse Dempster Line | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ Blue (Jefferson Park) and Pulse Milwaukee Line | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ Purple (Davis) and Pulse Dempster Line | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ Green (Harlem/Lake) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ Brown (Damen) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ GreenPink (Clinton) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ BrownGreenOrangePinkPurple (Washington/Wabash) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ BrownOrangePinkPurple (Quincy) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ Blue (LaSalle) and BrownOrangePinkPurple (LaSalle/Van Buren) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Metra | Key | ↑ Green (35th–Bronzeville–IIT) and Red (Sox–35th) | 1.00 | infobox |
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