- Milwaukee District/West Line
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Milwaukee District/West Line Overview Type Commuter Rail System Metra Termini Union Station
Elgin/Big Timber RoadStations 22 Daily ridership 22,100 (Avg. Weekday 2009)[1] Operation Owner Metra (Dispatched by CP) Operator(s) Metra Technical Line length 39.8 Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) The Milwaukee District/West (MD-W) is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the Milwaukee District/West line are printed in dark "Arrow Yellow," honoring the Milwaukee Road's Arrow passenger train.[2]
Its eastern terminus is Union Station in downtown Chicago. The line traverses Chicago's western neighborhoods and its western and far western suburbs to Elgin, Illinois.
A new station at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Cicero Avenue opened on December 11, 2006. It replaced stations in the Hermosa and Cragin neighborhoods.[3]
Metra has long-range plans to eventually extend the line to Huntley and Marengo, Illinois, and possibly out to Rockford.[4][5]
The line runs on the Canadian Pacific Railway Elgin Subdivision (Ex-Milwaukee Road line to Omaha).
Station stops
Milwaukee District/West Line trains make the following station stops:
Station name Location Notes Union Station Downtown Chicago Western Avenue Chicago Hermosa Hermosa Closed in 2006 Grand/Cicero Rush hour Service only Cragin Belmont Cragin Closed in 2006 Hanson Park Hanson Park Rush Hour Service Only Galewood Galewood Mars Chicago Rush Hour Service Only Mont Clare Chicago Elmwood Park Elmwood Park River Grove River Grove Franklin Park Franklin Park Mannheim Mannheim Road (U.S. 12/U.S. 45) Rush Hour Service Only Bensenville Bensenville Wood Dale Wood Dale Itasca Itasca Medinah Medinah Roselle Roselle Schaumburg Schaumburg Hanover Park Hanover Park Bartlett Bartlett National Street Elgin Elgin Big Timber Road Weekdays Only References
- ^ "Ridership Reports - System Facts". Metra. http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/about_metra/planning_records_reports/ridership_reports.html. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ "Did you know?". On the Bi-Level: 3. June 2009. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Bi_Level/OTBLJune09.pdf.
- ^ Metra (2006-12-11). "Metra - Station and Parking Construction Advisories". Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20061208195951/http://www.metrarail.com/Service_Advisories/station_projects.html. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
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External links
- Metra Milwaukee District/West service schedule
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