Chicagoland RailBrainerd Metra station
Brainerd is served by Metra's RI Line. On a typical weekday 40 trains stop here, 20 of them to LaSalle Street Station in 21–23 minutes.
At a glance
- Station
- Brainerd
- Lines
- RI
- Fare zone
- 2
- One way to LaSalle Street Station
- $3.75
RI Line service
- Runs between
- Joliet and LaSalle Street Station
- Weekday trains stopping here
- 40
- Weekday trains to LaSalle Street Station
- 20
- Saturday / Sunday
- 21 / 21
- Time to LaSalle Street Station
- 21–23 min
- First train to LaSalle Street Station
- 5:43 AM
- Last train to LaSalle Street Station
- 11:27 PM
- Next stops
- toward Joliet: 91st St. - Beverly Hills · toward LaSalle Street Station: 103rd St.-Washington Hts.
Weekday departures to LaSalle Street Station
| Departs | Arrives | Journey |
|---|---|---|
| 5:43 AM | 6:04 AM | 21 min |
| 6:23 AM | 6:44 AM | 21 min |
| 6:53 AM | 7:14 AM | 21 min |
| … | ||
| 8:27 PM | 8:50 PM | 23 min |
| 9:55 PM | 10:16 PM | 21 min |
| 11:27 PM | 11:50 PM | 23 min |
First and last three of 20 weekday trains. Times are the published schedule — open the app for live departures and delays.
Nearby on the RI Line: 103rd St.-Washington Hts. · 91st St. - Beverly Hills · 95th St. - Beverly Hills · 95th St.-Longwood. All 26 RI stations →
Fares from Brainerd
Full adult fares to LaSalle Street Station, priced by fare zone (zone 2).
- One way
- $3.75
- Day Pass
- $7.50
- Monthly Pass
- $75.00
Reduced and youth fares differ. Fares between two suburban stations are usually cheaper — the app's fare sheet prices any pair.
Live times, delays and alerts
Everything above is the published schedule. For what's actually running from Brainerd — live departures, delay minutes, cancellations and RI service alerts — open the app. It's free, installs to your phone, and works offline on the last schedule it loaded.