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Providing service to and from downtown Chicago with 243 stations over 11 routes totaling nearly 500 route miles. Monitored M-F 7am-6pm. Emergency: 312-322-2800
Chicago, IL
Joined February 2009
On August 4, 2025, the purchase of Metra mobile tickets will no longer be supported on older versions of the Ventra app. Tickets purchased prior to this date will be valid until the noted expiration date. To ensure continued access, update your Ventra app to the latest version.
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See something suspicious? Report it to your conductor or Metra police. Your action could save a life.
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Sunday schedules will be in effect on the Metra Electric Line for two July weekends (July 19-20 and July 26-27) and the line will partially shutdown for the second weekend, due to extensive construction with the South Shore Line’s expansion plans.
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The 35th Annual Chosen Few Picnic and Festival in Jackson Park is the place to be on Saturday, July 12, 2025, and the Metra Electric Line is the way to get there. View the news release:
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Headed to the Chosen Few Picnic? Skip the traffic and take the train to 63rd Street with Metra. House music + hassle-free travel = the perfect day. #ChosenFewPicnic #DriveLessDoMore
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🎇 Wishing everyone a safe and happy Independence Day! Be advised: Metra will be operating on a Sunday/holiday schedule today. No service on SouthWest Service, Heritage Corridor, or North Central Service.
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Metra personnel were there to make sure this happened seamlessly and was captured on video. Congratulations, Craig, on your retirement! We wish you all the best, and thank you for riding with us!.
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Craig decided to celebrate the end of his 40-year career with a "last train home," honoring the commuting routine that was so integral to his work week. His family secretly organized to meet him at the station and join him on this special commute.
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Craig worked nearly his entire career as an attorney in downtown Chicago. Even as he and his wife raised their four children, became grandparents, and moved about in the Chicago suburbs, one thing remained the same: a reliance on Metra to get him safely to and from his office.
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This past Monday, June 30th, a decades-long Metra rider celebrated his retirement with a very special ride home. 🎉
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🚨 🚨 Be advised: Metra will be operating on a Sunday/holiday schedule on Friday, July 4th.
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Metra will add trains on the Rock Island Line for the third annual NASCAR Chicago Street Race in Grant Park. View the news release:
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RAVE ON RAILS: Chicago commuters had a fun way to enjoy their morning coffee Friday — inside a Metra train car turned pop-up party. STORY➡️
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RT @RTA_Chicago: Riders can now purchase the Regional Day Pass, which allows unlimited rides on @cta, @Metra, and @PaceSuburbanBus in a sin….
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Metra will provide additional service on the Union Pacific North Line and Union Pacific West Line on Sunday, June 29, to accommodate those planning to attend Chicago’s 54th Annual Pride Parade. View the news release:
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Metra today announced the winners of its 18th Annual Safety Contest, where students across Chicagoland put their creativity to work to educate everyone about the importance of safe behaviors around railroad tracks and crossings. View the news release:
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One Pass. Every Ride. The Regional Day Pass is now available for unlimited rides on CTA, @Metra, and @PaceSuburbanBus! Get your ticket to summer today on the Ventra app. Learn more: @VentraChicago.@RTA_Chicago
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Metra announced today that it will receive more than $104 million in grants through Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP’s) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program. View the news release:
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