Milwaukee District North (MD-N) | Metra (2024)

FAQs

Which metra line goes to Milwaukee? ›

Milwaukee District North (MD-N) | Metra.

Three train stations are located in the Village. The Milwaukee District North line serves both the downtown station on Milwaukee Avenue and the Prairie Crossing station on the west side of the Village, offering service north to Fox Lake and south to Chicago's Union Station.

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.

Milwaukee, WI - Intermodal Station (MKE) | Amtrak.

Metra. The Milwaukee District North (MD-N) Line travels to and from Chicago with 25+ daily trips from Northbrook. Check the train schedule and stay up-to-date on service advisories for the Northbrook Station on Metra's website.

Is there a direct train between Lake County and Chicago? Yes, there is a direct train departing from Prairie Crossing and arriving at Chicago Union Station station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 18m.

As well as serving the London Underground District and Hammersmith and City lines, the station also runs regular main line services to London Fenchurch Street, Gospel Oak and Southend.

It is Metra's only electric line. Metra Electric timetables are “Panama Orange” in honor of the IC's old Panama Limited trains. Many Metra Electric riders still refer to that line as the IC, since that is the name it was known by for more than 100 years.

To the Cubs

Fans going to Wrigley Field from Chicago Union Station can walk six blocks east to the CTA Red Line (State Street Subway) or get to State Street by boarding CTA's #1 Bronzeville/Union Station bus or #151 Sheridan bus on Canal Street.

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.

What train goes to Wisconsin from Chicago? ›

Multiple round-trips daily (including Sunday) between Chicago and Milwaukee. In a quick 90-minute trip, you can be in the center of either city. Onboard, you can spread out your paperwork, open a book or take a quick nap.

Both have lake Michigan as their Eastern most boundaries. The Milwaukee MSA Metro Statistical area and Chicago however are consider two separate MSAs and are very different.

ME (Metra)

The first stop of the ME train route is University Park and the last stop is Millennium Station. ME (Millennium Station (North)) is operational during everyday. Additional information: ME has 46 stations and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 65 minutes.

Chicago ''L''. org: Operations - Lines -> Brown Line. Runs from Kimball & Lawrence to the Loop Elevated via the North Side Main Line and Ravenswood branch. Shuttle operates between Kimball and Belmont during off-peak hours.