MD-W Line (Milwaukee West) — Metra schedule & live train times

The MD-W Line — Metra's Milwaukee West route — runs between Big Timber and Chicago Union Station, serving 22 stations. A typical weekday has 52 trains, 26 of them toward downtown.

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At a glance

Downtown terminal

Chicago Union Station

Outer terminal

Big Timber

Stations

22

Weekday trains

52 (26 toward downtown, 26 outbound)

Saturday / Sunday trains

24 / 18

End to end

67–87 min (express to all-stops)

First weekday train to downtown

5:27 AM from Big Timber

Last weekday train to downtown

9:22 PM from Big Timber

Express runs

3 of 19 from Big Timber

Fare zones

1, 2, 3, 4

One-way to downtown

$3.75–$6.75

Branches and short turns

Not every MD-W train starts at Big Timber. On a typical weekday these are the other origins for trains toward Chicago Union Station:

• Elgin — 3 weekday trains
• Franklin Park — 3 weekday trains

Every MD-W station

In order from Big Timber to Chicago Union Station. Fares are the full one-way adult fare to Chicago Union Station, priced by fare zone.

Day Pass and Monthly prices, and fares between two suburban stations, are in the app's fare sheet.

Live times, delays and alerts

The numbers above are the published schedule. For what's actually running — live departures, delay minutes, cancellations and MD-W service alerts — open the app and pick your two stations. It's free, installs to your phone, and works offline on the last schedule it loaded.

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Other Metra lines

BNSF — Burlington Northern · HC — Heritage Corridor · MD-N — Milwaukee North · ME — Metra Electric · NCS — North Central Service · RI — Rock Island · SWS — Southwest Service · UP-N — Union Pacific North · UP-NW — Union Pacific Northwest · UP-W — Union Pacific West