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Metra Alert NCS - Metra to offer O'Hare shuttle trains during DNC

Beginning Monday, August 12 through Friday, August 30, Metra will run hourly shuttles between O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. Trains will run every hour on both weekdays and weekends, in addition to the six regular trains. The shuttles will make two additional stops in addition to Chicago Union Station and O'Hare, with the last shuttle leaving O'Hare around 10:45p.m. Click here for more information.

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Union Station

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Western Avenue

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River Grove

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Belmont Ave / Franklin Park

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Schiller Park

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Rosemont

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O'Hare Transfer

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Prospect Heights

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Wheeling

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Buffalo Grove

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Prairie View

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Vernon Hills

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Mundelein

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Prairie Crossing / Libertyville

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Washington St. / Grayslake

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Round Lake Beach

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Lake Villa

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Antioch

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Union Station
Western Avenue
River Grove
Belmont Ave / Franklin Park
Schiller Park
Rosemont
O'Hare Transfer
Prospect Heights
Wheeling
Buffalo Grove
Prairie View
Vernon Hills
Mundelein
Prairie Crossing / Libertyville
Washington St. / Grayslake
Round Lake Beach
Lake Villa
Antioch

Union Station (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	210 South Canal St., Chicago, IL 60606
Ticket Vending Machine	Cash and credit card ticket vending machines available
Waiting Room Hours	M-F: 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Weekend 5 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	CTA Routes: 1, 7, J14, 28, 37, 60, 121,124, 125, 126, 128,130, 132, 151, 156, 157, 192, Blue Line Pace Route: 755 Metra: BNSF, Milwaukee West, Milwaukee North, North Central Service, SouthWest Service Shoreline Water Taxi
Lost and Found	Yes
Lost and Found Contact	312-322-4269

Western Avenue (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	420 N. Artesian, Chicago, IL 60612
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	Shelter
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	CTA Routes:49, X49, 65 Milwaukee District West, Milwaukee District North, North Central Service
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	1
Permit or Daily Parking	21 Spaces
ADA Parking	2
Parking Contact	SP+ Parking 888-578-7275. The Parkmobile App can be used for daily parking (Zone 234).

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River Grove (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	8421 Arnold Ave., River Grove, IL 60171
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace Routes: 307, 319, 331 Metra: Milwaukee District West, North Central Service
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	2
Permit Only Parking	100 Spaces
Daily Only Parking	70 Spaces
ADA Parking	8
Parking Contact	Village of River Grove 708-453-8000

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Belmont Ave / Franklin Park (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	9280 Belmont Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace Route: 319
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	1
Daily Only Parking	92 Spaces
ADA Parking	4
Parking Contact	Franklin Park Police Department 847-671-8200

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Schiller Park (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	4555 Ruby Street, Schiller Park, IL 60176
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace Route: 332
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	1
Daily Only Parking	109 Spaces
ADA Parking	5
Parking Contact	Village of Schiller Park - 847-678-2550

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Rosemont (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	10005 Balmoral Avenue, Rosemont, IL 60018
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace Route: 326, 811
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	1
Daily Only Parking	100 Spaces
ADA Parking	4
Parking Contact	Village of Rosemont: 847-825-4404

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O'Hare Transfer (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	10300 Zemke Rd., Chicago, IL 60016
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace Routes: 223, 250, 330 Airport Shuttle Service During ATS Construction
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	1
Parking Contact	N/A

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Prospect Heights (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	55 South Wolf Road, Prospect Heights, IL 60070
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace Route: 221
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	2
Permit or Daily Parking	328 Spaces
ADA Parking	8
Parking Contact	City of Prospect Heights 847-398-6070

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Wheeling (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	400 Town Street, Wheeling, IL 60090
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace Route: 234
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	3
Permit or Daily Parking	334 Spaces
ADA Parking	20
Parking Contact	Village of Wheeling 847-459-2600

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Buffalo Grove (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	825 Commerce Ct., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace Routes: 234, 272, 582, 626
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	5
Permit or Daily Parking	1050 Spaces
ADA Parking	21
Parking Contact	Village of Buffalo Grove 847-459-2500

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Prairie View (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	2701 Main Street, Vernon Township, IL 60069
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	10
Permit Only Parking	114 Spaces
Daily Only Parking	226 Spaces
ADA Parking	13
Parking Contact	Vernon Township 847-634-4600

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Vernon Hills (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	75 East Rt 45, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace: 593
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	2
Permit or Daily Parking	646 Spaces
ADA Parking	15
Parking Contact	Village of Vernon Hills 847-367-3700

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Mundelein (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	205 N. Archer Ave., Mundelein, IL 60060
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. 2:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace Route: 574, 593
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	3
Permit or Daily Parking	307 Spaces
Daily Only Parking	57 Spaces
ADA Parking	11
Parking Contact	Village of Mundelein 847-949-3200

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Prairie Crossing / Libertyville (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	2401 Midlothian Road, Libertyville, IL 60048
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Metra: Milwaukee District North, North Central Service
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	2
Permit or Daily Parking	252 Spaces
ADA Parking	6
Parking Contact	Village of Libertyville 847-362-8310

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Washington St. / Grayslake (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	330 W. Washington St., Grayslake , IL 60030
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace Route: 590
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	1
Permit or Daily Parking	149 Spaces
ADA Parking	6
Parking Contact	Village of Grayslake 847-223-8515

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Round Lake Beach (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	680 East Mallard Creek Dr., Round Lake Beach, IL 60073
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Pace: 590
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	2
Permit or Daily Parking	366 Spaces
ADA Parking	14
Parking Contact	Village of Round Lake Beach 847-546-2351

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Lake Villa (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	129 Railroad Ave., Lake Villa, IL 60046
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	3
Permit or Daily Parking	228 Spaces
ADA Parking	7
Parking Contact	Village of Lake Villa 847-356-6100

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Antioch (1 Alert)

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Station Details
Address	305 Depot Street, Antioch, IL 60002
Ticket Vending Machine	No Vending Machine. Purchase tickets on board or via the Ventra app.
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Accessible	Yes
Connecting Services	Western Kenosha County Transit
Lost and Found	No

Parking
Total Parking Lots	1
Permit or Daily Parking	316 Spaces
ADA Parking	12
Parking Contact	Village of Antioch 847-395-1000

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What train line goes to Arlington Heights? ›

Union Pacific Northwest

Which metra line goes to Vernon Hills, IL? ›

North Central Service

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What metra line is Buffalo Grove? ›

North Central Service

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Which metra line goes to O'Hare? ›

Board a CTA Blue Line train to O'Hare Airport (separate fare is required).

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How much is a train ticket from Arlington Heights to Chicago? ›

Train Arlington Heights to Chicago OTC from $3 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2Rio.

What Metra line goes to Harvard, IL? ›

Harvard station is a Metra commuter rail station in Harvard, Illinois. It is the terminus of the Union Pacific Northwest Line.

What is the difference between Metra and Chicago Metro? ›

The difference between Chicago Metra and CTA trains is where you're coming from. CTA trains are for inner-city Chicago travelers, while the Metra is for the suburbs and is most recognizable for its 2-level train cars.

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Is Metra only in Illinois? ›

Metra is the commuter rail system serving the Chicago metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Illinois and Wisconsin, servicing Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties in northeastern Illinois and the city of Kenosha in southeastern Wisconsin.

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How many Metra stops are in Chicago? ›

Metra operates 11 rail lines that serve the six counties surrounding the Chicago metro area. There are 242 stations in the Metra system. Over 80 percent of these stations are accessible to riders with disabilities.

What Metra line goes to Northbrook? ›

Metra. The Milwaukee District North (MD-N) Line travels to and from Chicago with 25+ daily trips from Northbrook.

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What Metra line is Wheaton? ›

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Station Details
Lost and Found Contact	At Ogilvie, 312-496-4751
Ticket Vending Machine	No agent; Credit card ticket vending machine available
Waiting Room Hours	5 a.m. to 1 p.m. (M-F)
Train Lines	Union Pacific West (UP-W)

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What Metra line goes to Deerfield? ›

Commuters have transportation to Deerfield from Chicago via the Metra Milwaukee District North Line Railroad, with 2 stations and parking for over 500 cars at each station.

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What Metra line is Vernon Hills on? ›

Vernon Hills is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Vernon Hills, Illinois. The station is 35.7 miles (57.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Vernon Hills is in zone 4.

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What Metra line goes to West Chicago? ›

Union Pacific West

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What Metra line goes to Antioch? ›

NCS (Metra)

The first stop of the NCS train route is Antioch and the last stop is Chicago Union Station.

Where does the new Elizabeth train line go? ›

It stretches from Reading, Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, through central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. The Elizabeth line connects outer suburbs to the heart of the City and West End, providing a quick route between central London and Heathrow Airport.

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How do I know which Metra platform to be on? ›

As a general rule, inbound trains to Chicago board on the north platforms and outbound trains toward Elburn stop on the south platforms. The north side will be the depot side, with the exception of La Fox and Elburn.

Does Arlington have a train system? ›

Scheduled train service is provided Monday through Saturday. No service is available on Sunday. Stations are located in Dallas, Irving, Fort Worth, Hurst, and Richland Hills. The nearest station to Arlington is about 10 minutes from the Entertainment District.

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Does Arlington Heights have public transportation? ›

The Village's two train stations provide commuters Metra service to Chicago in just over 30 minutes during rush hour. Pace bus services are also available.

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Stations & Parking

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Union Station

Western Avenue

River Grove

Belmont Ave / Franklin Park

Schiller Park

Rosemont

O'Hare Transfer

Prospect Heights

Wheeling

Buffalo Grove

Prairie View

Vernon Hills

Mundelein

Prairie Crossing / Libertyville

Washington St. / Grayslake

Round Lake Beach

Lake Villa

Antioch

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