Metra will introduce a new Metra Electric Line schedule on May 23 that adds some express service and makes a variety of other modifications to reflect actual operating conditions and to accommodate rehabilitation work on the 147th St./Sibley Station.The changes include: A new inbound Train 710 will depart from University[Read More…]
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Schedule changes on Metra Electric to start Jan. 11
Metra will be making changes to the weekday schedules on the Metra Electric line beginning Monday, Jan. 11. The updated schedules are intended to improve travel options and train operations across the Metra system. The schedule changes on the Metra Electric Line will resolve operational issues created by the implementation of Positive[Read More…]
Metra Electric service to increase May 18 for PTC completion
Metra announced Monday it will add service on the Electric Line on May 18 in order to complete implementation of the Positive Train Control (PTC) safety system on that line and throughout the Metra system. The federal government requires the implementation of PTC by the end of this year. The[Read More…]
Flossmoor residents’ objections affect Metra schedule changes
Flossmoor residents spoke and the train schedule changed. Metra announced a tentative new schedule in February, asking for feedback from riders. An online survey was filled out by 534 Flossmoor residents. No other town completed more than 184 surveys. A public meeting was also held in March in Flossmoor where[Read More…]
Final new Metra Electric schedule released, officials say Flossmoor input heeded
Metra released the new train schedule with adjustments required by the new Positive Train Control safety system. Officials said they took into account suggestions from Flossmoor and other suburban commuters as best they could.
Commuters make their case to Metra against ‘dramatic’ service cuts
Homewood resident Gail Logan addressed Metra officials with concerns about proposed schedule changes. (Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle)
Residents can voice concerns to Metra officials at Thursday meeting
Metra administrators will meet this week with H-F area residents displeased by the transit agency’s plans to cut northbound service to 59th Street in Chicago, and also to eliminate the Flossmoor station’s “first on” status. Responding to concerns among H-F residents, Metra administrators will host a meeting Thursday at Flossmoor[Read More…]
Metra running modified schedule Wednesday due to cold
Due to the extreme cold weather forecast for the Chicago region this week, Metra will operate a modified schedule on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Modified schedules for each Metra line can be found here. The schedules are designed to provide adequate service for the predicted ridership. The schedules will also reduce the use[Read More…]
Metra meeting offers explanation on possible schedule changes
Officials from Metra offered feedback Tuesday on proposed changes to the Electric Line schedule during a public forum at Flossmoor Village Hall. In May, Metra announced proposed service changes “to better reflect ridership demands and anticipated development in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood.” The Electric Line runs between University Park and[Read More…]