SWS Line (Southwest Service) — Metra schedule & live train times

The SWS Line — Metra's Southwest Service route — runs between Manhattan and Chicago Union Station, serving 13 stations. A typical weekday has 30 trains, 15 of them toward downtown.

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At a glance

Downtown terminal

Chicago Union Station

Outer terminal

Manhattan

Stations

13

Weekday trains

30 (15 toward downtown, 15 outbound)

Saturday / Sunday trains

No weekend service

End to end

71–81 min (express to all-stops)

First weekday train to downtown

5:51 AM from Manhattan

Last weekday train to downtown

9:56 PM from Manhattan

Express runs

0 of 5 from Manhattan

Fare zones

1, 2, 3, 4

One-way to downtown

$3.75–$6.75

Branches and short turns

Not every SWS train starts at Manhattan. On a typical weekday these are the other origins for trains toward Chicago Union Station:

• Orland Park 179th — 10 weekday trains

Every SWS station

In order from Manhattan 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 SWS 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 · MD-W — Milwaukee West · ME — Metra Electric · NCS — North Central Service · RI — Rock Island · UP-N — Union Pacific North · UP-NW — Union Pacific Northwest · UP-W — Union Pacific West