Metra will celebrate its 40th birthday later this year, and the agency has announced a series of initiatives to mark the occasion, including a weekend of free rides on its trains in the Chicago area.

Metra will offer free fares on trains arriving at or departing from downtown stations beginning at 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.. Alcohol will be banned on all trains after 7 p.m. The CTA will offer ...

Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9: Travel on Metra will be completely free for all riders; Metra’s new fare structure Proposal would merge Chicago’s four transit agencies into one ...

Family fares are always available for weekend travel. Holiday special pass On Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, Metra will offer a special $7 pass that allows for unlimited rides throughout the day.

Broadway In Chicago and Metra are partnering to offer theatergoers free round-trip train travel to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, now playing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St ...

CHICAGO — Metra is extending its Family Fares to all travel and offering special holiday passes for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, it announced Tuesday. Metra’s Family Fares allow up to ...

Metra will offer free rides after 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. If you’re traveling before then, Metra is offering a special $7 pass that allows for unlimited rides throughout the day.