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The BNSF Line is Metra's busiest route. This 37.5-mile (60.4 km) route runs from Union Station to Aurora Illinois. It had an average of 63,000 weekday passenger trips in 2018-2019.

Metra trains originate from one of four stations in downtown Chicago.

Six lines originate at Union Station.

The three Union Pacific lines originate at Ogilvie Transportation Center, formerly and still popularly called North Western Station.

The Rock Island District originates at LaSalle Street Station.

The Metra Electric District originates at Millennium Station, formerly and still often called Randolph Street Terminal.


All four terminals are situated within walking distance of the Chicago Loop, so Metra passengers can easily transfer to a different Metra line upon their arrival downtown.


Metra (reporting mark METX) is the commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. The system operates 242 stations on 11 rail lines.[1] It is the fourth busiest commuter rail system in the United States by ridership and the largest and busiest commuter rail system outside the New York City metropolitan area.[3]

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