Metra Expands Schedules of Three Chicago-Area Routes Starting April 12
As Chicagoland continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic and more of the region’s residents return to work, Metra is adding service on three of...
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Metra Introduces Schedule Changes to Better Reflect Travel Needs
Starting today, January 11, Metra introduced multiple changes to the weekday schedules on four lines throughout the region. The updated schedules are intended to improve...
Get Ready to Ride: Metra Introduces Two Bike Cars on Fox Lake-Chicago Route
Metra has introduced two Bike Cars on the Milwaukee District North Line between Fox Lake, Glenview, and downtown Chicago. The first car debuted last month,...
Caltrain Implements New Schedule Changes to Better Reflect Travelers Needs
Starting today, Caltrain will begin operating a new schedule that is designed to improve service for essential workers and transit-dependent riders, and is consistent with...
Caltrain Increases Weekday Schedule from 42 to 70 Trains
This week, Caltrain, the regional commuter train operator between San Francisco, San Jose, and Gilroy, CA, increased the weekday schedule from 42 to 70 daily...
Metra Launches New All-Day Pass in June
Starting June 1, Metra will introduce a new All-Day Pass for $10.00 through the Ventra app. Customers are strongly encouraged to buy the pass in...
Metra switching to alternate schedules on Monday, March 23 due to coronavirus
Metra will begin operating an alternate weekday schedule on Monday, March 23, to adjust for the reduced number of riders due to school closures, work-from-home mandates and...
Commute on Chicago’s Metra? Take the Survey about New Railcars
Moving commuters throughout the Chicago area is no easy task. Metra is the fourth busiest commuter rail system in the United States by ridership and...
Chicago’s Metra Board Approves 2020 Budget
The Metra Board of Directors today approved a 2020 operating budget that keeps expenses in check, does not require a fare increase, and provides $480.5...
Amtrak and Metrolink Add More Trains in Southern California
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Amtrak introduces 13th Pacific Surfliner between Los Angeles and San DiegoMetrolink’s Orange County Line will see additional trains to and from Los Angeles...
Metra to Add Extra Trains for Bank of America Chicago Marathon
On Sunday, October 13, Metra will operate extra early morning inbound and early afternoon outbound trains on five of its lines for participants and spectators...
No Fare Increase in 2020 for Chicago’s Metra Commuter Operation
Metra announced that it will not raise fares in 2020, the second year in a row that it has not asked customers to pay more....
Metra Adding More Weekend Trains this Summer to Two Routes
Metra this summer will increase weekend service as a pilot project on two lines – Rock Island (Joliet-Chicago) and UP Northwest (Harvard-Arlington Heights-Chicago) – to give customers more...
Chicago’s Metra Commuter Service adds new options for Lake County commuters
A two-year reverse-commute pilot project funded by a public-private partnership between Metra and Lake County businesses and governments began yesterday on the Milwaukee District North...
Toronto’s Go Transit Launches Expanded Services Starting Today
In what was expected to not launch for another four years, this morning Toronto’s Go Transit commuter train service brings daily options to Niagara Falls,...
Northstar Offers Free Train Service to St. Paul’s Union Depot
Metro Transit and BNSF are excited to offer a holiday tradition on Saturday, December 15, 2018. Take the free Northstar train starting at Big Lake...