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Metra

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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Owner
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
Headquarters
547 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60661
Annual ridership
37,950,100 (2025)
Began operation
June 8, 1984
Chief executive
James M. Derwinski
Connections
↑ Pulse Dempster Line · ↑ O'Hare Int'l Airport (via ATS) and Pulse Dempster Line · ↑ Blue (Jefferson Park) and Pulse Milwaukee Line · ↑ Purple (Davis) and Pulse Dempster Line · ↑ Green (Harlem/​Lake)

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Metra

Nodes181
Edges180
Triples344
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01105
Components1

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Metra

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related to Growth and expansion · 35
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related to Further reading · 26
Metra → Archived, Best Commuter Train, Bi-Level, Chicago, David Ingles, December, Doomsday Budget, Driven, February, January, July, Leaders Agree, May, McHenry Online, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Online, On, PDF, Push, Retrieved February, Retrieved January
related to Metra under NITA · 25
Metra → Assist IDOT, Beginning, CTA, December, End, Joliet Gateway Center, June, Kankakee, Launch, Metra Electric, Metra Electric District, Metra's, NITA, NITA Act, Northern Illinois Transit Authority, Pace, Peoria, Regional Transportation Authority, Rock Island District, RTA
related to Connections · 24
Metra → Blue Line, Chicago, CTA, Evanston Davis Street, Fees, Green Line, In, Irving Park, Jefferson Park Transit Center, Loop, Mass, Monthly, Most, Oak Park, Pace, Parking, Purple Line, The Chicago, There, Transportation
related to Positive train control · 23
Metra → Both, California, Chicago, Congress, December, GPS, However, In, Metra's, Metrolink, Moreover, October, On April, Parsons, Parsons Transportation Group, PTC, Recently, Rock Island District, September, The
related to Metra branding · 20
Metra → BNSF, Burlington Northern, Chicago, Commuter Rail Division, Four, However, In, July, Metra's, Metropolitan Rail, North Western, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter, Railroad Corporation, Regional Transportation Authority's, RTA, RTA Commuter Rail Division, Service, The, Today, Union Pacific
related to Routes · 19
Metra → BNSF Line, BNSF Railway, Chicago, Crystal Lake, Electric, Harvard, Inbound, Metra's, Metra-owned, NIRC, North Western Station, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter, Ogilvie Transportation Center, One, Rail Corporation, Rock Island, The, Union Pacific Railroad, UP-NW
related to Safety and security · 19
Metra → Although, BNSF, Electric District, Failing, Heritage Corridor, Metra Police Department, Metra's, Michael Gillis, Milwaukee Districts North, North Central Service, Rock Island, South West Service, Starting, The, There, Therefore, Union Pacific, West, When
related to Stations · 18
Metra → All, Although Metra's, Chicago, Chicago Loop, Each, LaSalle Street Station, Metra's, Millennium Station, North Western Station, Ogilvie Transportation Center, Randolph Street Terminal, Six, The, The Metra Electric District, The Rock Island District, Therefore, Union Pacific, Union Station
related to Reduced fare programs · 16
Metra → Cook County, January, Metra Electric, Metra's, On, Ravinia Festival, Ravinia Park, Rock Island, RTA, Some, The Fair Transit, These, Time-based, Under, Union Pacific North Line, United States Armed Forces

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chicago commuter illinois rail service station stations new line system train lines rta trains passengers union north transportation transit authority

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MetraAnnual ridership37,950,100 (2025)1.00infobox
MetraBegan operationJune 8, 19841.00infobox
MetraChief executiveJames M. Derwinski1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ Pulse Dempster Line1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ O'Hare Int'l Airport (via ATS) and Pulse Dempster Line1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ Blue (Jefferson Park) and Pulse Milwaukee Line1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ Purple (Davis) and Pulse Dempster Line1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ Green (Harlem/​Lake)1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ Brown (Damen)1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ GreenPink (Clinton)1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ BrownGreenOrangePinkPurple (Washington/​Wabash)1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ BrownOrangePinkPurple (Quincy)1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ Blue (LaSalle) and BrownOrangePinkPurple (LaSalle/​Van Buren)1.00infobox
MetraConnections↑ Green (35th–Bronzeville–IIT) and Red (Sox–35th)1.00infobox
MetraDaily ridership163,100 (weekdays, Q1 2026)1.00infobox
MetraElectrificationMetra Electric District: Overhead line, 1,500 V DC⟂1.00infobox
MetraElectrificationOther lines: none1.00infobox
MetraFare zonesFare zones 1 Downtown Chicago 2 Inner Cook County 3 Eastern DuPage County, outer Cook County 4 Collar counties, satellite cities1.00infobox
MetraHeadquarters547 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 606611.00infobox
MetraKey↑ Pulse Dempster Line1.00infobox
MetraKey↑ O'Hare Int'l Airport (via ATS) and Pulse Dempster Line1.00infobox
MetraKey↑ Blue (Jefferson Park) and Pulse Milwaukee Line1.00infobox
MetraKey↑ Purple (Davis) and Pulse Dempster Line1.00infobox
MetraKey↑ Green (Harlem/​Lake)1.00infobox
MetraKey↑ Brown (Damen)1.00infobox
MetraKey↑ GreenPink (Clinton)1.00infobox
MetraKey↑ BrownGreenOrangePinkPurple (Washington/​Wabash)1.00infobox
MetraKey↑ BrownOrangePinkPurple (Quincy)1.00infobox
MetraKey↑ Blue (LaSalle) and BrownOrangePinkPurple (LaSalle/​Van Buren)1.00infobox
MetraKey↑ Green (35th–Bronzeville–IIT) and Red (Sox–35th)1.00infobox

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