List of Metra stations

Metra is the commuter rail system serving the Chicago metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Illinois and Wisconsin, servicing Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties in northeastern Illinois and the city of Kenosha in southeastern Wisconsin. It is one of three of the Regional Transportation Authority's service boards. With an average weekday ridership of 294,600 in 2015, Metra is the fourth-busiest commuter rail system in the United States, only behind New York City metropolitan area systems.[1][2] The Metra system has a total of 242 active stations spread out on 11 rail lines with 487.5 miles (784.6 km) of tracks.[1][3] As of March 2022, two new infill stations are currently under construction, those being Auburn Park on the Rock Island District and Peterson Ridge on the Union Pacific North Line. The newest Metra station in Joliet, Illinois opened on April 11, 2018.[4]

In 1974, the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was created to provide stability in the commuter rail system, as most private commuter companies in the area were beginning to fail.[5] In 1984, RTA created the Commuter Rail Service Board to help with planning an organized commuter rail system in the Chicago area.[5] The board was renamed Metra in 1985. Through the creation of the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (NIRC), Metra's operating subsidiary and contracts with freight companies, Metra was able to open a network of commuter rail lines across the region.[5] The system's newest line, the North Central Service, opened on August 19, 1996.[6]

Seven of the system's eleven lines are owned or operated by the NIRC.[5] Operation of the BNSF Line and the Union Pacific North Line, Union Pacific Northwest Line, and the Union Pacific West Line are handled through purchase of service agreements (PSAs) between Metra, the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad.[5] Under these agreements, the railroad companies provide the service using their own employees and either own or control the rights-of-way in addition to the majority of other facilities necessary, while Metra provides the rolling stock.[5] Additionally, Metra funds the portion of South Shore Line within Illinois because it shares tracks with the Metra Electric District.[5] Metra also operates the Hegewisch station, although no Metra trains serve the station.[5]

Station	The official name for the station
Lines	The line(s) that stop at the station
Rail connections	Any rail connections that can be made from the station
Location	The municipality or Chicago neighborhood in which the station is located
Fare zone	Identifies which of the ten fare zones the station is in. The zones are alphabetical with Zone A being closest to, and including, the downtown termini.[8]
	A terminal station
	Fully-accessible station[9]
	Partially-accessible station[9][note 1]

Station	Lines	Rail connections	Location	Fare zone	Status
Auburn Park	RI	—	Auburn Gresham, Chicago	B	Under construction[11]
Peterson Ridge	UP-N	—	Edgewater, Chicago	B	Under construction[12]
Johnsburg	UP-NW	—	Johnsburg	J	Proposed[13]
Prairie Grove	UP-NW	—	Prairie Grove	J	Proposed[13]
Ridgefield	UP-NW	—	Ridgefield	J	Proposed[13]
Kinzie–Fulton Market	MD-N MD-W NCS UP-W	CTA: Green Pink (at Ashland)	West Town, Chicago	A	Proposed[14]

Station	Lines	Rail connections	Location	Fare zone	Closed	Notes
5th Street	HC	—	Lockport	G	1988[15]
67th Street	ME	—	Woodlawn, Chicago	B	1984[15]	Station platforms still exist.
91st Street (South Chicago)	ME	—	South Chicago, Chicago	B	June 2001	Replaced by South Chicago (93rd Street).[16]
99th Street–Longwood	RI	—	Longwood Manor, Chicago	C	1985[15]
Abbott's Platform	UP-N	—	North Chicago	G	1986[15]	Station only listed on timetables as a note on some North Chicago stop times.
Brighton Park	HC	—	Brighton Park, Chicago	C	1984[15]
Clyde	BNSF	—	Cicero	B	2007	Closed due to low ridership and close proximity to Cicero.[17]
Cragin	MD-W	—	Belmont Cragin, Chicago	B	2007	Closed along with Hermosa and replaced with Grand/Cicero.[18]
Givens	RI	—	Morgan Park, Chicago	C	1984[15]
Glenn	HC	—	Central Stickney	C	1989[15]	Closed due to low ridership and difficulty to access the station.
Halsted Street	HC	—	Bridgeport, Chicago	B	1984[15]
Hartland	UP-NW	—	Hartland	L	1984[15]
Hermosa	MD-W	—	Hermosa, Chicago	B	2007	Closed along with Cragin and replaced with Grand/Cicero.[18]
Joliet Union Station	RI HC	Amtrak	Joliet	H	2014	Replaced with Joliet Transportation Center in 2018.[4]
Rondout	MD-N	—	Rondout	G	1984[15]
Western Avenue	SWS	—	Ashburn, Chicago	B	May 1984[19]
Wilson Road	MD-N	—	Long Lake	J	1984[15]

List of Metra stations

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Stations

Route diagram

Future stations

Former stations

References