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The Metra Board of Directors today approved a 2023 operating budget of $980 million that calls for continuing the $100 flat-rate “Super Saver” Monthly Pass to the end of 2023.
A stop will be added to an outbound BNSF Line train starting on the morning of Monday, Nov. 7 to aid students traveling from LaGrange to Benet Academy in Lisle.
Metra and Union Pacific Railroad will be temporarily changing the times of scheduled evening inbound departures to Chicago on the UP North Line as UP continues a major tie replacement project.
Metra is soliciting public comment on a draft of its new 2023-2027 strategic plan, which focuses on identifying and addressing the operational and financial challenges of a post-COVID world.
Metra staff today proposed a 2023 operating budget of $980 million that includes various options for discounting the cost of a Monthly Pass from pre-pandemic pricing and other fare changes.
Note: the 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard Station in Harvey will reopen for service on Oct. 28, 2024.

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