| General
information
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Rail
modes: |
Heavy rail and Regional rail |
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Number
of heavy rail lines: |
7 |
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Red, Blue,
Green,
Orange,
Brown,
Purple, Yellow |
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Number
of regional rail lines: |
12 |
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Union Pacific North, Union
Pacific Northwest,
Union Pacific West, Milwaukee
District North,
Milwaukee District West, North
Central Service,
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe,
Southwest Service, Heritage
Corridor, Rock Island District, Electric, South
Shore |
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Operating
agencies: |
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Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) - operates all
heavy rail lines |
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Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail
Corporation (Metra) - operates
11 regional rail lines (all except
South Shore) |
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Northern
Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) - operates 1
regional rail line (South Shore) |
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Number
of heavy rail stations: |
144 |
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Number
of regional rail stations: |
254 |
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Heavy
rail bi-directional route length: |
166 km (103 mi) |
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Regional
rail bi-directional route length: |
908 km (564 mi) |
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Annual
heavy rail ridership (2003): |
150.3 million |
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Annual
regional rail ridership (2003): |
71.7 million |
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| System
maps
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Heavy
rail:
CTA map |
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Regional
rail:
Metra map and
NICTD map |
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Downtown map showing
all rail lines and stations in Downtown Chicago. |
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CTA system map
showing all rail lines and stations in Chicago and immediate suburbs. |
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RTA system map showing all rail lines and stations in the
entire metropolitan area. |
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| Transfer
points and connections to other transportation systems
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Connections
between heavy rail and regional rail |
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All connections
in Downtown Chicago can be viewed on
the
Downtown map. Outside Downtown there are the
following transfer locations:
| Heavy rail station |
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Regional rail station |
| Davis
(Purple) |
and |
Davis
(Union Pacific North) |
| Damen (Brown) |
and |
Ravenswood (Union Pacific North) |
| Jefferson
Park (Blue) |
and |
Jefferson
Park (Union
Pacific Northwest) |
| Montrose (Blue) |
and |
Mayfair (Milwaukee
District North) |
| Harlem/Lake
(Green) |
and |
Oak
Park (Union Pacific West) |
| Western (Blue
Cermak branch) |
and |
Western (Burlington Northern
Santa Fe) |
| Roosevelt (Red,
Green,
Orange) |
and |
Roosevelt (Electric, South
Shore) |
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Connections
between heavy rail and Amtrak (National
Railroad Passenger Corporation) |
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Clinton (Blue)
and Quincy (Orange,
Brown,
Purple) are within
walking distance of Union
Station (Amtrak). |
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Connections
between regional rail and Amtrak (National
Railroad Passenger Corporation) |
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| Station |
Transfer between Amtrak and |
| Union
Station |
Milwaukee
District North,
Milwaukee District West, North
Central Service,
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe,
Southwest Service, Heritage
Corridor |
| Glenview |
Milwaukee
District North |
| Naperville |
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe |
| Joliet |
Rock Island District, Heritage
Corridor |
| Homewood |
Electric
(University
Park
branch) |
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Connections
between heavy rail and airports |
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O'Hare (Blue) is
located at O'Hare International Airport. |
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Midway (Orange) is located at Midway Airport. |
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Connections
between regional rail and airports |
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South
Bend Airport (South
Shore) is located at Michiana Airport. |
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| Travel
times
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Travel times by rail
transit in the metropolitan area |
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| Hours
of operation
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Round-the-clock
service (24 hours a day, 7 days a week): |
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Red (all stops), Blue (O'Hare - Forest
Park). |
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Full-time service (7
days a week, last train from Downtown after 23:00): |
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Blue (Cermak branch),
Green (all stops),
Orange (all stops),
Brown (all stops),
Purple (Linden -
Howard),
Union Pacific North (Ogilvie
TC - Waukegan), Union
Pacific Northwest (Ogilvie TC - Crystal Lake),
Union Pacific West (all
stops),
Milwaukee District North
(all stops),
Milwaukee District West (Union Station - Elgin),
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe (all stops), Rock Island District (LaSalle
- Joliet via
Suburban line), Electric (Millennium
Station - University Park and
South Chicago branch),
South
Shore (Millennium Station - Carroll
Avenue). |
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Weekday-only service
(last train from Downtown after 20:00): |
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Electric (Blue Island branch) - also operates on Saturdays; Yellow (all
stops),
Milwaukee District West (Elgin - Big Timber),
North
Central Service
(all stops),
Southwest Service (Union Station - 179th). |
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Infrequent and irregular service (7
days a week, a few trains throughout the day): |
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Union Pacific North (Waukegan - Kenosha), Union
Pacific Northwest (Crystal
Lake - Harvard), South
Shore (Carroll Avenue - South
Bend Airport). |
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Rush-hour-only
service (weekday mornings and evenings only): |
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Purple (Howard -
Loop), Union
Pacific Northwest (McHenry branch),
Southwest Service (179th - Manhattan), Heritage
Corridor (all stops), Rock Island District (Main line). |
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For more information, see the
official
CTA,
Metra and
NICTD schedules. |
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| Service
frequency
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Heavy rail service
frequency in the metropolitan area |
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Regional rail service
frequency in the metropolitan area |
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Selected Downtown stations
totals |
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| Future
development of the system
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| Project |
Rail mode |
New route length |
Number of new stations |
Expected completion |
| Laraway Road (Southwest Service) infill station |
Regional rail |
0 |
1 |
2006 |
| Grand/Cicero (Milwaukee District West)
infill station |
Regional rail |
0 |
-1 (1 to open and 2 to
close) |
2006 |
|
Oakton (Yellow) infill station |
Heavy rail |
0 |
1 |
2008 |
| Red
- Blue lines connector |
Heavy rail |
200 m |
1 |
2008 |
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