The 11 Metra lines

Chicagoland Rail covers every Metra commuter‑rail line. Each runs between a downtown Chicago terminal and a suburban endpoint; a few have branches. Open the app to see live times for any station pair.

From Chicago Union Station

• BNSF Railway (BNSF)

  Chicago Union Station ↔ Aurora · ~26 stations via Naperville and Downers Grove. One of Metra's busiest lines.

• Milwaukee District North (MD‑N)

  Chicago Union Station ↔ Fox Lake · ~22 stations through the northwest suburbs.

• Milwaukee District West (MD‑W)

  Chicago Union Station ↔ Elgin (Big Timber Road) · ~22 stations due west.

• North Central Service (NCS)

  Chicago Union Station ↔ Antioch · ~18 stations; weekday service only.

• Heritage Corridor (HC)

  Chicago Union Station ↔ Joliet · a short line of ~7 stations; limited weekday service.

• SouthWest Service (SWS)

  Chicago Union Station ↔ Manhattan · ~13 stations to the southwest.

From Ogilvie Transportation Center (OTC)

• Union Pacific North (UP‑N)

  Ogilvie Transportation Center ↔ Kenosha, WI · ~28 stations up the North Shore.

• Union Pacific Northwest (UP‑NW)

  Ogilvie Transportation Center ↔ Harvard · ~23 stations, with a branch to McHenry.

• Union Pacific West (UP‑W)

  Ogilvie Transportation Center ↔ Elburn · ~19 stations through Oak Park, Wheaton, and Geneva.

From Millennium Station & LaSalle Street

• Metra Electric (ME)

  Millennium Station ↔ University Park · ~48 stations on an electric line, with South Chicago and Blue Island branches.

• Rock Island (RI)

  LaSalle Street Station ↔ Joliet · ~26 stations, with a Beverly branch loop on the South Side.

Station counts and routing follow Metra's current published schedule and can change. Open the app to pick any line and two stations for live times.

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