CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A person was hit by a Metra train Monday near west suburban Glen Ellyn.
The Union Pacific-West line train was traveling into Chicago at about 5:35 a.m. when it struck a pedestrian near Glen Ellyn, according to a tweet on the Metra UP-W account.
Metra Alert UP-W - Inbound and outbound trains may be operating with extensive delays, a pedestrian incident involving train #10, one track is open so trains will incur more delay time near the incident site
— Metra UP-W (@metraUPW)
September 23, 2019 Both inbound and outbound trains were halted, but began moving on one track about an hour and a half later, Metra said. Extensive delays are anticipated.
Outbound trains are not departing Chicago until 7:40 a.m., Metra said. CTA will honor Metra tickets on the Green Line at the Harlem/Lake, Oak Park and Kedzie stations.
The pedestrian’s condition was not immediately clear.
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