The North Central Service (NCS) is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the North Central Service line are printed in light purple. A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Metra system schematic Metra (officially known as the Northeastern Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is Chicagolands commuter rail system, serving over 200 stations on eleven lines across the Regional Transportation Authoritys (RTAs) six-county service area. ... ... Chicagoland. ...

Its southern terminus is Union Station in downtown Chicago. The line traverses Chicago's western neighborhoods and its northwestern and far northern suburbs to Antioch, Illinois. In the waiting room of the Union Station, January 1943 Union Station is a Chicago, Illinois train station which was built 1913–1925, during the time when Chicago reigned as the undisputed railroad center of the United States. ... Antioch is a suburban village located in Lake County, Illinois. ...

Service began August 19, 1996. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Station stops

• Chicago, Union Station
• Western Avenue
• River Grove
• O'Hare Transfer
• Prospect Heights
• Wheeling
• Buffalo Grove
• Prairie View
• Vernon Hills
• Mundelein
• Prairie Crossing / Libertyville
• Round Lake Beach
• Lake Villa
• Antioch

River Grove is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... OHare rivals Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as the worlds busiest airport: Currently, OHare leads Hartsfield in annual aircraft movements, and Hartsfield leads OHare in annual passenger throughput. ... Prospect Heights is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Wheeling is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Incorporated Village in 1958. ... Vernon Hills is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Mundelein is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Libertyville is a village located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. ... Round Lake Beach is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Lake Villa is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Antioch is a suburban village located in Lake County, Illinois. ...

Trivia

The North Central Service line does not have a station stop in Schiller Park, Des Plaines and parts of Mount Prospect. Schiller Park is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... This article is about the suburb of Des Plaines, Illinois. ... Mount Prospect is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ...

In Des Plaines, the line crosses two RR lines (4 tracks total), the Union Pacific/Northwest Metra line and the other Union Pacific line (which is used for freight trains).

Within the suburbs, Commonwealth Edison power lines are paralleled along the tracks until Buffalo Grove. Commonwealth Edison (usually called Com Ed by Chicagoans) is an electric company in Illinois owned by Exelon Corporation. ... Buffalo Grove is a village located in Cook and Lake counties in Illinois. ...

References

• J. David Ingles, Ready or not, here we come, Trains November 1996

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External links

• Metra North Central Service schedule