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In 1998, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission found the creation of a 33-mile rail service through Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha to be feasible. [1] In 2005, the state of Wisconsin created a temporary regional transit authority covering Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha for stewarding the project, but the temporary RTA did not have authority to operate or construct the ...
With an average weekday ridership of 294,600 in 2015, Metra is the fourth-busiest commuter rail system in the United States, only behind New York City metropolitan area systems. [1] [2] The Metra system has a total of 243 active stations spread out on 11 rail lines with 487.5 miles (784.6 km) of tracks.
It is the northernmost station of the entire Metra system, making it the most northern station in the entire RTA network. As of 2018, Kenosha is the 135th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 345 weekday boardings. [1] It is the only passenger station in Kenosha County, since Amtrak's closest station is in Sturtevant.
UP now operates passenger services along the line for Metra. Under a longstanding agreement that UP inherited from the C&NW, Metra owns the vehicles and the stations along the line, but Union Pacific employs the crew who actually operate the trains, and they also control the right-of-way along the route.
Western Kenosha County Transit and Kenosha Area Transit honor one another's transfers. Saturday service was discontinued effective January 1, 2011. In February 2014, a new schedule was issued which increased the flexibility of the route service by encouraging riders to utilize the route deviation option.
Commuter rail, Intercity rail, Freight rail: Operator(s) Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, Amtrak, Metra: History; Completed: 1873: Technical; Line length: 85.5 mi (137.6 km) Number of tracks: 2, 3: Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Signalling: Centralized traffic control
The Great Lakes station is one of two commuter railroad stations in North Chicago, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line.The station (officially located at 3000 South Sheridan Road) is 32.2 miles (51.8 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line, [2] and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Metra's Union Pacific North Line trains go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Kenilworth is in zone 3. As of 2018, Kenilworth is the 98th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 501 weekday boardings. [1]