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H]o6+t)]7@&va$5s$[CYD[yd`9"QUoF[Ynraq^\'ju{^3qp[-J&$\n`*o]X%rllcl_63e#6V-lpy This change on March 28 (for the BNSF line) is one part of a progression as were restoring all the lines back to where we were before. 47PT`%)IOGJ(o$bI*L Ei94Q]2v4A4&HU KaD?-CiY^sH2-Bwq$55j5$=]D *tyMg@;lI4:=U-8-hCkZDd $Yw*r 4C.L7( J/|?6K7=[m+2hVi) js:t^i^Ri:b5bz]bjk4*fX[fNs3 $:/lW]v2wCkXizFRzy[;+7)=k8;h2l]j:V2*wV%m/08/-D~6u2+{D-mr|E_>S;S>>5KU1p4&SUgL. Systemwide, our schedule is about 80% of where our levels were pre-pandemic, and that varies by line., The BNSF, Gillis said, remains our busiest line., We have been seeing steady growth and weve had some ridership requests for certain trains, he said. Amtrak passengers are required to obtain an Amtrak parking permit to park a vehicle at the Naperville Station. Two late morning rush hour trains that provided all stop service between Chicago and Brookfield on the line will no longer operate, according to the release. The City of Naperville is served by two Metra stations: Please note that the South Parking Lot of the Route 59 Metra Station is operated by the City of Aurora. Spokesman for Metra Michael Gillis said there has been an ongoing effort to add service to various lines and that the BNSF line was the next to be updated. IuV6G+!>6>vX;CvF]'+T(WbYiPqcpCEpSC*&O@SP5:T56^)vJ-/%Z-. hb```[@(i : }v9 Q`o&w4(B)[2_{EGGGl`@"@h il%Xl2?Y\8 \F-L[(*`keXR%sg7s -3X! OFK endstream endobj 8809 0 obj <>/Metadata 150 0 R/Outlines 171 0 R/Pages 8806 0 R/StructTreeRoot 194 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 8810 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Type/Page>> endobj 8811 0 obj <>stream Amtrak has a pickup/drop-off at the Naperville Train Station, 105 E. 4th Ave. =KtK|)Ce)*JTy RjR%T"J Shx)i&G\b#^&GXbva7`F{3 $1+ukNH The Amtrak ticket office is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (hours subject to change). 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The new schedule can be viewed at metra.com/alternate-schedules. :ojx`)~KFoJtA:2hd  :l endstream endobj startxref 0 %%EOF 8848 0 obj <>stream HKo6F+~?@,,RL&KR8k4tE*1eh VX9C}8??oK9 Trains being restored to the schedule after temporary removal in November 2021 include the 1204 which will depart Fairview Avenue at 5:18 a.m. and arrive in Chicago at 6:15 a.m., with added local stops from Brookfield through Halsted Street stations; the 1284 which will leave Aurora at 5:04 p.m. and arrive in Chicago at 6:16 p.m., with an added stop at Belmont; and the 1259, which will depart Chicago at 4:50 p.m. and arrive in Aurora at 5:43 p.m. David Sharos is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News. {g1i% (David Sharos / The Beacon-News). December is usually a slow month for us as a lot of people take vacations, so we dipped down a bit, but since January weve been climbing up a bit and now weve gone above where we were in the fall. E(/}l] R&9|om06w>Hi/~`n}/n4QD>?}/aYX`|Rd`?tO{xIw)}`7tGroC/wp*8 b)Ny.xUMjsv%d* jEu4-dFV6TI7"Pjb|+&26!+8p~.A%LT12^O$e! More information about Metra, as well as schedules and fare options, is available at www.metrarail.com. This is part of that., Looking ahead, Gillis said Metra will be adding trains to the Union Pacific Northwest Line in a few weeks and other lines after that., Well just continue going as we see ridership trends develop and as we see ridership return well continue restoring service, he said. ^XK/6hB%Vl#VfPuJ8,Lw-$JJa-q x ]Z-5B-P] 6v.^AUT+TUHc;4U&)8(Rm)pu`=POo_aL{}Q-&:`Nyi4FxB=bw{t6H A endstream endobj 8812 0 obj <>stream D`fW`,|Dr\Q`x$c,\"AdWz&0Y5 2012(} Amtrak visitors with an Amtrak parking permit displayed in the vehicle may park in any of the available spaces located in the Burlington Lot on the north side of the train tracks. KjK|J15.jt)M8 Some of the changes have been due to input from customers.. Zw{Av[w/T?&SrtvO m,)~XxSXCeR@WI5"IF92rkps,z%k4Z}M@2wv;EeC2:jY|(_s:B To accommodate the additional trains, there will be multiple adjustments to departure times and stopping patterns across the BNSF weekday schedule, officials said. H]o6+x)]XGpA/RN8mK#%CEQ/"t~~`VhqQ."D%FFP|^d|Irq~Pm?,,4X"=z\+nel!5;Jq!$Dy g{KGSmPBf\lFv\qh!`t]&-)bp%D$\pUHZQYp[)HDkQ85@s6Q*mD-lAt5vx&.6 s/mp;>ojxWevTM,^H0Kr).,Y'!X>,kPf6xEAW4l1(|sPv && 7H|4)r&6'xAyK/uv5J[I~)HE*&zbx-&{xO`aW[!B0ml3La48i05*:PoHE `Qeh6}oYW8fV[mt4. [xFK*1(J}>q,HMx a%B8aDr 13I0Si58 32rKAR90]SZd|+1DpX'AtDg'*Gt\$>a#zy\^]F'}G'ILsGOkGO'Yuw|=a-8jMODdQmO1tqMQJ$Kc-K3Wh~{E6/-Eu]"z~#x5E[L(fAZ4iM}y/u*}?JI5KoqrPakz!/[ FW1jDDEff4 R-7" For additional information on obtaining an Amtrak parking permit, contact the Amtrak ticket window at the Naperville Metra Station at (630) 357-9114. When purchasing an Amtrak ticket, please make arrangements to obtain a free parking permit through the Amtrak ticket office located in the Naperville Station. Trains being added include the 1306, which will depart Aurora at 6:47 a.m., express from Naperville, and arrive in Chicago at 7:41 a.m.; the 1304, which will depart Downers Grove at 8:40 a.m., make all local stops, and arrive in Chicago at 9:40 a.m.; the 1301, which will leave Chicago at 2:30 p.m., express to Downers Grove, and get to Aurora at 3:27 p.m.; and the 1303, which will leave Chicago at 7 p.m., express to Downers Grove, and arrive in Aurora at 7:57 p.m. Last week (March 14 to 20) was probably our best week since the start of the pandemic, and so we have committed to restoring service as we go. Service from Naperville runs east to Chicago and west to Aurora. According to a press release from Metra, effective March 28, weekday service will increase from 86 to 91 trains. Passengers are responsible for making necessary arrangements to obtain an Amtrak parking permit if travelling at a time when the Amtrak ticket office is closed. K jAOYS+78{LL>"-DTBve>d^!Wx%S82^4D Beginning next week, Metra will add five trains to the BNSF line that runs between Chicagos Union Station and Aurora in an effort to reduce crowding and restore service to near pre-pandemic levels, officials said. When the pandemic started, we cut our service back to roughly about half of pre-pandemic levels, and as ridership has grown weve been restoring service, said Gillis. %PDF-1.6 % 8808 0 obj <> endobj 8834 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<71B2BA902CD04FF8B28EA988FC36F8BE><6892B54BB2AC4A30A155D599F89E6606>]/Index[8808 41]/Info 8807 0 R/Length 122/Prev 345070/Root 8809 0 R/Size 8849/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Metra provides commuter rail service to Naperville via the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail line. Its only five more trains but weve been steadily adding a progression of service., Gillis said Metra has seen our ridership grow since about the beginning of the year., We sort of peaked in the fall at about 30% to 35% of pre-pandemic levels and then the omicron variants set in at Christmas, he said. Right now, weve hit about 35% of pre-COVID levels on a couple days last week. N65MMGs]E&B6i6i0WVlMl0Yb?Tv:x1s?h16B>\rNP("n~~sz @2 B$WX{BPS EV"@+ tBM%0iR%^^`T^e q-X}4z`y)Mg='*wYDGQEjP4mh(VjgQS`!l&pN{5;iW~5w&KYiZJkbK}7IIZ)xCw\Afb8' 4oJ endstream endobj 8813 0 obj <>stream hbbd```b`` i.X Naperville fetures 2 Metra stations and also offers Amtrak service out of the Downtown Naperville Station. t4tSM)OQ&i.)YmU(cqV2k4%OA0v=*CPv{^Ga}WKb8\X 0umtxQ]3U]@:'tOmp^C-1E*h_Lt1kM+' Vr endstream endobj 8814 0 obj <>stream h[O07M{,!1 Starting Monday, Metra will add five more trains to the BNSF line between Aurora and Chicago to boost service closer to pre-pandemic levels. *c f|*c %Va)