Weekday trips start at 4:15am with the last trip at 2:25am and most often run about every 1 hour. Saturday trips start at 6:15am with the last trip at 2:20am and most often run about every 2 hours. Sunday trips start at 6:35am with the last trip at 2:20am and most often run about every 4 hours.*
Frequency
Weekday trips most often run about every 1 hour. Saturday trips most often run about every 2 hours. Sunday trips most often run about every 4 hours.
Destinations
Weekdays includes travel to Barrington, Chicago OTC, Crystal Lake, Des Plaines, Harvard, McHenry, and Palatine.
Weekday travel to Barrington starts at Chicago OTC. Weekday travel to Chicago OTC starts at Crystal Lake, McHenry, Harvard, Barrington, Des Plaines, and Palatine. Weekday travel to Crystal Lake starts at Chicago OTC. Weekday travel to Des Plaines starts at Chicago OTC. Weekday travel to Harvard starts at Chicago OTC. Weekday travel to McHenry starts at Chicago OTC. Weekday travel to Palatine starts at Chicago OTC.
Saturdays includes travel to Barrington, Chicago OTC, Crystal Lake, and Harvard.
Saturday travel to Barrington starts at Chicago OTC. Saturday travel to Chicago OTC starts at Crystal Lake, Arlington Heights, Harvard, and Barrington. Saturday travel to Crystal Lake starts at Chicago OTC. Saturday travel to Harvard starts at Chicago OTC.
Sundays includes travel to Chicago OTC, Crystal Lake, and Harvard.
Sunday travel to Chicago OTC starts at Harvard, Crystal Lake, and Arlington Heights. Sunday travel to Crystal Lake starts at Chicago Otc. Sunday travel to Harvard starts at Chicago Otc.
Holiday Schedules
Regular service that falls on a holiday is never completely dropped for dates within the current data publication.
Service is offered on the following holidays,
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
General Election Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Day After Christmas
On the holidays above, trips start at 4:15am with the last trip at 2:25am and most often run about every 1 hour.
Select in Stop Times for more specific holiday information.
*Some trips may carryover to the next day; service dates are assumed over at 3:59am.
Metra Real-Time stop predictions (Bus and Rail). Trip updates (Bus and Rail). Metra Real-Time Service Alerts with system-wide, all lines, per line, and per stop options (All Travel Modes). Metra On X with the system-wide option (All Travel Modes). Vehicle locations with per line and per direction options (Bus and Rail). Metra On Facebook. The Signal with the system-wide option (Rail).
Access from nearby service panels or a Line Web Page.
Bikes Policy
Whether bikes are allowed on a per trip basis is not yet included in the data publication.
Accessibility Information
Wheelchair accommodation on a per trip basis is not yet included in the data publication. At least some vehicles can be boarded by a wheelchair user at 81% of the stops and no info for 19% of the stops.
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