Metra is testing out new ticket checks at five downtown Chicago stations. Riders will need to have their Ventra or paper ...

Metra is launching a pilot program for new fare collection technology at the beginning of April.

Metra is about to change how some downtown riders get on their trains, and it starts right at the door. Beginning Monday, April 6, conductors on select off-peak trains will ask riders at Millennium ...

Metra officials have announced a pilot program that will explore a dramatic change to the way fares are collected on its trains. According to a press release Thursday, the agency will begin a pilot ...

Metra’s Michael Gillis explains a new pilot program testing ticket scanners on selected off-peak trains. The test aims to ...

Metra will launch a pilot program at downtown stations in April that asks riders to show paper tickets or activate those on ...

The goal of the pilot is to test the speed, functionality and durability of new handheld devices to scan Ventra and paper tickets.

Metra's Holiday Trains will run on five rail lines this December, with tickets going on sale at noon on Monday for $10 each.

Metra said they sold out of spots within four minutes. Train cars will be decorated and there will be visits from Santa and other holiday characters. The trains run December 6, 13 and 20. The ticket ...

Chicago-area commuter rail service Metra announced fare hikes when it released its 2026 budget Friday, part of a policy by the Regional Transportation Authority requiring the Chicago Transit Authority ...