CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Two of Metra's busiest lines servicing the western and northwestern suburbs are seeing significant changes starting today.
Metra's Union Pacific West and Union Pacific Northwest lines will receive new schedules that the transit agency says "better match actual operating conditions."
Changes for the Northwest Line include later departure times from Des Plaines and Chicago and track and platform changes.
Changes for the West Line include added stops and later arrival times to Elburn.
Service changes to the Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific West lines were last made on April 3 and Dec. 5 of 2022.
Here are full changes, according to Metra:
UP Northwest Line Changes as of May 30
Schedule Changes
• Inbound Trains 618, 632, 658, 662 will now all depart Des Plaines 5 to 6 mins later (on the :07s)
• Train 651 will now depart Chicago at 5:07 p.m. (2 minutes later than the current schedule)
• Train 653 will now depart Chicago at 5:05 p.m. (2 minutes earlier than the current schedule)
• Train 647 will now arrive at Harvard 6 minutes later at 6:23 p.m.
• Train 706 will now always stop at Irving Park on weekends, not just during Cubs home games
Track/Platform Changes
• Trains 620, 622, 624, 634, 636 will no longer use the center track platform from Palatine to Cumberland
• Trains 639, 651 will now use the center track platforms for boarding from Jefferson Park through Des Plaines
• Train 643 and 657 will no longer use the center track platform for boarding at Clybourn and Des Plaines
UP West Line Changes as of May 30
• Train 13 has added stops at Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, and West Chicago
• Train 15 will now terminate its run at La Fox
• Trains 43 and 47 have added stops at Villa Park and Geneva
• Train 49 will now arrive in Elburn 5 minutes later at 6:30 p.m.
• All trains departing or arriving, Chicago at 7:40 p.m. or later will now stop at both Melrose Park and Maywood.
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