Metra Monthly Ridership by Fare Zone

This page displays monthly ridership by fare zone for a given month. The page defaults to the latest month of data available. The data can also be downloaded using the link above. For historic fare zone ridership data (prior to Metra's fare zone changes that went into effect in February 2024), please use this page. A map of Metra's fare zones can be viewed here

Some things to note about the data. The data is based on ticket sales. Also, the data does not provide a breakdown by day type or time of day.

Ridership Data

Zone Pair 2025 2024
1-1 1,702 1,139
1-2 894,678 781,563
1-3 828,779 739,928
1-4 1,262,089 1,115,210
2-2 54,071 52,319
2-3 77,987 66,338
2-4 125,009 101,633
3-3 3,515 2,905
3-4 21,333 20,783
4-4 16,030 14,537
Total 3,285,192 2,896,353