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Metra is the primary commuter rail system in the serving the city of and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Business
  • Description: suburban railway operator in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area
  • Also known as: “METX”
  • Address: 547 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60661

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chicago Union Station and Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the West Loop neighborhood of the of , United States. is situated 460 feet northeast of Metra.

Restaurant
Photo: Sheila Scarborough, CC BY 2.0.
Lou Mitchell's, also known as Lou Mitchell's Restaurant, is a diner located at 565 W. Jackson Boulevard. It is a popular restaurant for commuters, as it is located near Union Station.

Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , formerly and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the community area of in , United States. is situated 1,600 feet east of Metra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greektown and Fulton River District.

Neighborhood
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is a social and dining district, located on the of . Today, consists mostly of restaurants and businesses, although a cultural museum and an annual parade and festival still remain in the neighborhood.

Neighborhood
The is a neighborhood located on the edge of the city's downtown, northwest of the Loop. The district is bounded by the to the east, the Kennedy Expressway to the west, Ohio Street to the north and Madison Street to the south, making it part of the and community areas of Chicago in , , United States.

Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the central business district of , bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Metra

Latitude
41.87776° or 41° 52′ 40″ north
Longitude
-87.64156° or 87° 38′ 30″ west
Open location code
86HJV9H5+49
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10040278117
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­company
Wiki­data ID
Q1814208
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Metra” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Metra”
  • Chinese: “Metra铁路”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥城市鐵路”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥通勤铁路”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥通勤鐵路”
  • Dutch: “Metra”
  • Finnish: “Metra”
  • French: “Metra”
  • French: “Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation”
  • German: “METRA”
  • Hebrew: “מטרא”
  • Hebrew: “רכבת הפרברים של שיקגו”
  • Hebrew: “רכבת הפרוורים של שיקגו”
  • Indonesian: “Metra (kereta komuter)”
  • Indonesian: “Metra”
  • Italian: “Metra”
  • Japanese: “Metra”
  • Japanese: “メトラ”
  • Korean: “메트라”
  • Polish: “Metra”
  • Portuguese: “Metra (Chicago)”
  • Portuguese: “Metra”
  • Russian: “Метра”
  • Slovenian: “Metra”
  • Slovenian: “METX”
  • Spanish: “Metra”
  • Swedish: “Chicagos pendeltåg”
  • Ukrainian: “Metra”

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Highlights include The Green at 320 and Union Station Transit Center.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Metra”. Photo: Raymonst, CC BY-SA 3.0.