Metra to Add Five More Trains to BNSF Line
New Trains to Address Overcrowding
Metra will add five more trains to the BNSF Line starting Monday, the agency announced Thursday. The new trains will address overcrowding on the line, which has been a problem for years.
Changes to Service
The new trains will be added to the following schedules:
- Train 1200: Depart Aurora at 6:00 AM
- Train 1202: Depart Aurora at 7:00 AM
- Train 1206: Depart Aurora at 8:00 AM
- Train 1204: Depart Chicago Union Station at 5:00 PM
- Train 1208: Depart Chicago Union Station at 6:00 PM
- Train 1210: Depart Chicago Union Station at 7:00 PM
- Train 1212: Depart Chicago Union Station at 8:00 PM
- Train 1214: Depart Aurora at 9:00 AM
- Train 1216: Depart Aurora at 10:00 AM
- Train 1218: Depart Aurora at 11:00 AM
- Train 1220: Depart Aurora at 12:00 PM
- Train 1222: Depart Aurora at 1:00 PM
- Train 1306: Depart Chicago Union Station at 10:00 PM
Riders may need to stand near other riders and the train may skip stations in order to avoid further crowding.
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