Metra

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commuter rail system public transportation agency railroad company

Metra is the commuter rail system serving the Chicago metropolitan area, operating extensive routes that connect the city with its surrounding suburbs.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
Metra commuter rail	7
Metra commuter rail network	2
Metra commuter rail service	2
Metra commuter rail system	2
Chicago commuter rail network	1
Chicago transit network	1
Metra (via transfer stations)	1
Metra North Central Service	1
Metra commuter rail (various downtown stations)	1
Metra commuter rail (via nearby Loop stations)	1
Metra commuter trains	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commuter rail system ⓘ public transportation agency ⓘ railroad company ⓘ
connectsWith	Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ Pace Suburban Bus ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fareSystem	zone-based fare system ⓘ
foundedBy	Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois ⓘ surface form: Regional Transportation Authority
hasAbbreviation	Metra self-link ⓘ
hasServiceAreaPopulation	Chicago metropolitan area population ⓘ
hasServiceType	passenger rail ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago, Illinois
inception	1984 ⓘ
industry	public transportation ⓘ
modeOfTransport	commuter rail ⓘ rail transport ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://metra.com ⓘ
operates	Metra BNSF Railway Line ⓘ surface form: BNSF Line Heritage Corridor ⓘ Metra Electric District line ⓘ surface form: Metra Electric Blue Island Branch Metra Electric District line ⓘ surface form: Metra Electric District Metra Electric District line ⓘ surface form: Metra Electric Main Line Metra Electric District line ⓘ surface form: Metra Electric South Chicago Branch Metra Milwaukee District North Line ⓘ surface form: Milwaukee District North Line Metra Milwaukee District West Line ⓘ surface form: Milwaukee District West Line North Central Service line ⓘ surface form: North Central Service Rock Island District ⓘ SouthWest Service line ⓘ surface form: SouthWest Service Union Pacific North Line ⓘ Union Pacific Northwest Line ⓘ Union Pacific West Line ⓘ
operatesInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Cook County, Illinois ⓘ DuPage County, Illinois ⓘ Illinois ⓘ Kane County, Illinois ⓘ Kendall County, Illinois ⓘ Lake County, Illinois ⓘ McHenry County, Illinois ⓘ Will County, Illinois ⓘ
parentOrganization	Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois ⓘ surface form: Regional Transportation Authority
primaryHub	Chicago Union Station ⓘ LaSalle Street Station ⓘ Millennium Station ⓘ Ogilvie Transportation Center ⓘ
serves	Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Chicago suburbs Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: City of Chicago
usesRollingStockType	bi-level commuter coaches ⓘ diesel locomotives ⓘ electric multiple units ⓘ

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chicago Department of Transportation → collaboratesWith → Metra ⓘ

Metra BNSF Railway Line → commuterRailSystem → Metra ⓘ

CTA bus route 22 Clark → connectsTo → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail (various downtown stations)

CTA Green Line → connectsWith → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail

CTA Orange Line → connectsWith → Metra ⓘ

CTA Red Line → connectsWith → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra (via transfer stations)

CTA buses → connectsWith → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail

Chicago "L" → connectsWith → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail

Pace Suburban Bus → connectsWith → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail system

Pace Suburban Bus → cooperatesWith → Metra ⓘ

Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois → coordinatesTransportationServicesWith → Metra ⓘ

Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois → funds → Metra ⓘ

Metra → hasAbbreviation → Metra self-link ⓘ

Jackson station → hasConnectionTo → Metra ⓘ

subject surface form: Jackson station (CTA Red Line)

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail (via nearby Loop stations)

Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station → hasOwner → Metra ⓘ

Ogilvie Transportation Center (adjacent) → hasRailOperator → Metra ⓘ

subject surface form: Ogilvie Transportation Center

O'Hare International Airport → hasTransportConnection → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra North Central Service

Aurora → hasTransportation → Metra ⓘ

subject surface form: Aurora, Illinois

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail service

Lake County, Illinois → hasTransportation → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail

Greater Grand Crossing → hasTransportationAccess → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail

Calumet City, Illinois → hasTransportationLink → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chicago transit network

Chicago Union Station → isMajorHubFor → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail network

Ogilvie Transportation Center (adjacent) → isTerminalFor → Metra ⓘ

subject surface form: Ogilvie Transportation Center

this entity surface form: Metra commuter trains

Ventra → launchedBy → Metra ⓘ

LaSalle Street Station → operator → Metra ⓘ

Metra BNSF Railway Line → operator → Metra ⓘ

Metra Electric District line → operator → Metra ⓘ

Metra Milwaukee District West Line → operator → Metra ⓘ

Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station → operator → Metra ⓘ

Metra Union Pacific West Line → operator → Metra ⓘ

Rock Island District → operator → Metra ⓘ

Rock Island District main line → operator → Metra ⓘ

Siemens Charger → operator → Metra ⓘ

SouthWest Service line → operator → Metra ⓘ

Van Buren Street Metra station → operator → Metra ⓘ

Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois → oversees → Metra ⓘ

RTA → oversees → Metra ⓘ

subject surface form: Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois

Van Buren Street Metra station → ownedBy → Metra ⓘ

LaSalle Street Station → owner → Metra ⓘ

Metra Electric District line → owner → Metra ⓘ

Rock Island District → owner → Metra ⓘ

Rock Island District main line → owner → Metra ⓘ

Metra Electric District line → partOf → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chicago commuter rail network

Ogilvie Transportation Center (adjacent) → partOf → Metra ⓘ

subject surface form: Ogilvie Transportation Center

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail network

Metra Milwaukee District West Line → partOfSystem → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail system

Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station → publicTransitSystem → Metra ⓘ

Northeastern Illinois → servedBy → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail

Oak Lawn, Illinois → servedBy → Metra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metra commuter rail

Westmont, Illinois → servedByTransitAgency → Metra ⓘ

Chicago metropolitan area → servedByTransitSystem → Metra ⓘ