Due to popular demand, Metra has added one more Holiday Train to the Metra Electric Line on the evening of Nov. 30. Tickets for that train will go on sale at noon on Nov. 19 at shop.metra.com. All other Holiday Trains are sold out. Happy Holidays from Metra.
The new Holiday Train on the Metra Electric Line will depart from the University Park Station at 4 p.m., making several stops along the line before arriving at Millennium Station downtown at 4:58 p.m. The schedule for the train can be found at here. At Millennium, families can enjoy treats, holiday music, face painting, games, and other fun activities at a “North Pole” wonderland.
The added Metra Electric Holiday Train will depart for its return trip from Millennium to University Park at 7 p.m. but participants can use their Holiday Train ticket to return on any scheduled train that day.
Tickets for the Nov. 30 evening train will go on sale at noon on Nov. 19 at shop.metra.com and are expected to sell out. Tickets cost $5 each and must be purchased in advance.
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Garrett Popcorn Shops is a top-tier sponsor of the Holiday Trains, and Sugar Bliss is a sponsor.
Holiday Trains will run on the Metra Electric, BNSF, Milwaukee District North, Rock Island, Union Pacific Northwest, and Union Pacific North lines. All but the Nov. 30 Metra Electric evening train are sold out.
On the Metra Electric Line, the experience will also include a visit to a North Pole winter wonderland at Millennium Station, where families can enjoy treats, holiday music, face painting, games, and other fun activities. Other downtown stations will be decorated to spread holiday cheer to participants as well as regular riders, and the holiday trains will also be used in regular service during December.
Click on the links below to see the exact schedules for each train. The trains shaded in blue are the Holiday Trains - the Holiday Trains don't stop at every station and ticket holders can board at any station where the trains do stop.
- Nov. 30 – Metra Electric Line (two trains, one in the morning and one in the evening; scroll down to see the evening schedule
- Dec. 7 – BNSF Line
- Dec. 14 – Rock Island, Milwaukee District North, and Union Pacific Northwest lines
- Dec. 21 – Metra Electric (two trains, one in the morning and one in the evening; scroll down to see the evening schedule) and Union Pacific North lines.
For all trains, participants can ride the holiday trains back to their starting point or stay downtown and use their holiday train ticket to return on any scheduled train that day.
Questions about your tickets? Email us at holidaytrain@metrarr.com.
