Metra Company Profile

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Company Name	Metra
Website	https://www.metrarail.com
Snippet	Metra trains are operating on alternate weekday and weekend schedules posted here, with no weekend service on the North Central Service, Southwest Service, Heritage Corridor and the Blue Island Branch of the Metra Electric Line. For all other information relating to Metra's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, click here.
Owner	Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
Locale	Chicago metropolitan area, United States
Website	metrarail.com
System map	System map
Operator(s)	Metra, Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway
Track gauge	4 ft 8.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap} 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Transit type	Commuter rail
System length	487.5 miles (784.6 km)[1]
Began operation	1984
Chief executive	James M. Derwinski[2]
Daily ridership	281,100 (weekday, 2018–2019)93,200 (weekend, 2018–2019)[1]
Number of lines	11
Reporting marks	METX
Annual ridership	76.1 million (2018)[1]
Number of stations	242

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