Metra Train Schedule Nw Line (2024)

FAQs

What is the Metra schedule app? ›

With onTime Metra, you can look up the Metra schedule anytime anywhere without having to carry and dig through paper schedules. Find the next train as easy as opening the app. Be on time and be environmental friendly at the same time.

At the actual tracks, there are audio enunciators that let customers know which track is in front of them. Once again, the departures monitors will let you know which track your train is departing from and the track enunciators will direct you to your track.

The longest train we run is on the BNSF Line, consisting of 11 cars (at least one of them a cab car) and a locomotive.

Visit the RailMitra website www.railmitra.com or download the RailMitra app from the Play Store. Navigate to the 'Train Schedule' option. Enter Train Number or Train Name in the 'Train Schedule' box and select the desired train from the autosuggest options. Hit the 'Check Train Schedule' button.

IXIGO: Popular among travellers for its user-friendly interface, IXIGO tracks live train statuses, provides platform numbers, and offers smart forecasts on seat availability and PNR confirmation predictions.

Q. How do I know where is my train now through SMS? A: To know where is my train live status now through SMS, send an SMS through your personal mobile phone with the following text: SPOT 'Train Number' or LOCATE 'Train Number' to 139.

The speed limit on the system's only overhead catenary-powered line is 65 mph. But according to Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski, that is a holdover from the 1920s, based on what the brakes could handle at the time. By comparison, the speed limit of the South Shore Line from the Loop to South Bend, IN is 79 mph.

Q. How to find the platform number on which the train arrives by phone? A: You can know the platform number by calling the Railway enquiry number: 139.

Have you ever wondered how your station stacks up against the rest of the Metra system in terms of how many passengers use it on a daily basis?

Are Metra trains only in Chicago? ›

Welcome to Metra, the commuter rail system serving the Chicago area. Metra has 11 lines with 242 stations radiating from downtown Chicago to the six-county area of northeast Illinois. Trains run frequently during rush hour and about every hour during off-peak times.

Passenger trains are limited to 59 mph (95 km/h) and freight trains to 49 mph (79 km/h) on track without block signal systems. (See dark territory.) Trains without "an automatic cab signal, automatic train stop or automatic train control system "may not exceed 79 mph (127 km/h)."

Due to the complicated and patchwork nature of commuter rail at the time, the CRD in 1985 came up with the name “Metra” as a service mark for the system as a whole (short for “Metropolitan Rail”).

We want you to think of us as My Metra. It is the sister agency to the Chicago Transit Authority, which provides mass transit rail (the L) and bus service to Chicago and some suburbs, and Pace, which provides bus service primarily in the suburbs.

Welcome to Metra, the commuter rail system that serves northeast Illinois. Metra operates 11 rail lines that serve the six counties surrounding the Chicago metro area.

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Using Metra mobile tickets

After you've bought a mobile ticket for use on Metra in the Ventra app, it's stored on your device until you're ready to use it. Once you're on board and your train departs, you can activate your ticket.

If you ride Metra, you can use the Ventra app to buy mobile tickets, including reduced fare tickets, and ride with the app. Buy your tickets before you board so you're ready to go when the conductor comes around. Tickets are stored on your device and can be used even if you don't have cell signal on the train.