Metra is launching a new and improved service alert system on Thursday, Nov. 5, that will allow customers to receive alerts about their line and real-time arrival information at their station via ...

Metra’s Rock Island Line will be closed the weekend of Nov. 13-15 to accommodate the raising of a Metra railroad bridge at 79th Street in Chicago’s Auburn Park neighborhood.

Did you know the Metra Electric Line offers a quick, convenient ride to Hyde Park? Whether you’re traveling from downtown Chicago or boarding at another station along the line, Hyde Park is easy to ...

Metra’s movement to regional rail is also driven by the passage of the NITA Act, which requires Metra to implement a regional rail pilot on the Rock Island Line by January 2027, and specifies that the ...

The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $1.2 billion operating budget for 2026 that relies on new state funding and requires no fare increases or service cuts. It also approved a $515.3 million ...

Metra today unveiled a $1.1 billion budget for 2026 that includes an RTA-mandated fare increase and other measures to cover a projected $68 million shortfall, but no service cuts will be needed. It ...

Metra and local officials today celebrated the completion of a $39.5 million project to replace an 1899 railroad bridge over Milwaukee Avenue on the North Side of Chicago and reconstruct the adjacent ...

With severe cold forecast for the Chicago region, Metra has made the decision to operate reduced schedules on all its lines on Friday, Jan. 23. The severe weather schedules for each Metra line are ...

Metra will be operating its popular Holiday Trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December. Tickets for the trains will go on sale at noon on Nov ...