Metra's North Central Service - O'Hare to Chicago Union Depot

Don't want to deal with the CTA Blue Line? Need to get directly to Union Station? Well, are you early enough & have the wayfinding fortitude to make it around every terminal on O'Hare's ATS people mover to find Metra's O'Hare Transfer Station? If so, then you can take a ride aboard Metra's North Central Service. It's surprising that no previous commuter service utilized this line until Metra established service in the late 90's. But there's only rush hour service left?! It's unsurprising this is both Metra's second least used line as well as one that's taken me forever to finally ride! All images via Wikimedia Commons under CC license/Public Domain Metra Timetables under fair use Featured music under free license via YouTube Creator Studio: Noir Et Blanc Vie - Straight Out Cold E's Jammy Jams - Maple Leaf Rag Myuu - Tragic Story Otis McDonald - Not For Nothing Made without AI Produced by Megandsteve Travel, 2026. Recorded April, 2026.