Metra Ridership by Line, Direction and Time (Boarding & Alighting Survey)

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This page displays the most recent Metra Boarding and Alighting Survey results by line, direction and time of day. Data from previous surveys dating back to 2002 are displayed as well. Figures from years prior can be downloaded with the link above.

  • "AM Peak" refers to from start of service to 9:15 AM
  • "Midday" refers to from 9:16 AM to 3:29 PM
  • "PM Peak" refers to from 3:30 PM to 6:45 PM
  • "Evening" refers to from 6:46 PM to end of service

Boardings

Branch Inbound Trains Outbound Trains
AM Peak Midday PM Peak Evening Total AM Peak Midday PM Peak Evening Total
BNSF 24,783 1,525 1,017 487 27,812 776 2,918 21,192 2,233 27,119
Heritage 1,414 0 0 0 1,414 0 89 1,246 0 1,335
Metra Elec-BI 442 23 10 5 480 1 1 1 1 4
Metra Elec-ML 9,570 1,739 844 292 12,445 557 1,864 9,924 1,093 13,438
Metra Elec-SC 779 189 62 15 1,045 2 3 9 1 15
Milw-N 8,469 1,464 1,524 232 11,689 1,307 910 8,398 1,032 11,647
Milw-W 8,592 1,177 507 157 10,433 351 964 8,357 729 10,401
NCS 2,853 264 133 6 3,256 152 325 2,371 253 3,101
RI-Beverly 3,523 345 62 13 3,943 19 26 10 4 59
RI-Main 8,360 610 242 84 9,296 162 1,348 10,875 601 12,986
SWS 3,983 362 97 16 4,458 30 361 3,502 467 4,360
UP-N 11,815 1,616 2,209 485 16,125 2,176 1,416 10,614 1,060 15,266
UP-NW 14,834 2,408 1,216 334 18,792 873 1,491 14,864 1,505 18,733
UP-NW-McHenry 85 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 0
UP-W 11,957 1,289 712 355 14,313 486 1,004 10,985 1,247 13,722
Total 111,459 13,011 8,635 2,481 135,586 6,892 12,720 102,348 10,226 132,186

Alightings

Branch Inbound Trains Outbound Trains
AM Peak Midday PM Peak Evening Total AM Peak Midday PM Peak Evening Total
BNSF 24,783 1,525 1,017 487 27,812 776 2,918 21,192 2,233 27,119
Heritage 1,414 0 0 0 1,414 0 89 1,246 0 1,335
Metra Elec-BI 1 0 0 0 1 12 37 362 8 419
Metra Elec-ML 10,787 1,949 914 312 13,962 527 1,713 8,760 1,012 12,012
Metra Elec-SC 3 2 2 0 7 21 118 812 75 1,026
Milw-N 8,469 1,464 1,524 225 11,682 1,307 910 8,398 1,032 11,647
Milw-W 8,592 1,177 507 157 10,433 351 964 8,357 729 10,401
NCS 2,853 264 133 13 3,263 152 325 2,371 253 3,101
RI-Beverly 11 22 16 12 61 21 502 3,055 275 3,853
RI-Main 11,931 933 288 85 13,237 158 872 7,830 330 9,190
SWS 3,983 362 97 16 4,458 30 361 3,502 467 4,360
UP-N 11,815 1,616 2,209 485 16,125 2,176 1,416 10,614 1,060 15,266
UP-NW 14,919 2,408 1,216 334 18,877 868 1,491 14,778 1,505 18,642
UP-NW-McHenry 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 86 0 91
UP-W 11,957 1,289 712 355 14,313 486 1,004 10,985 1,247 13,722
Total 111,518 13,011 8,635 2,481 135,645 6,890 12,720 102,348 10,226 132,184