Metra Commuter Rail Stations in Chicagoland

Chicagoland's Metra commuter rail stations are documented in this geospatial dataset from the City of Chicago. The data is provided as GIS shapefiles requiring specialized software for use. It was last updated in December 2023.

Use Cases

• Map station locations for Chicagoland public transit accessibility analysis using geospatial coordinates.
• Integrate station data with other Chicagoland shapefiles for regional sustainability and transit planning.
• Analyze the distribution of Public Transit and Rail infrastructure across the Chicagoland region.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative City of Chicago organization.
• Includes geospatial data for Public Transit and Rail infrastructure.
• Dataset was updated in December 2023, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The dataset lacks row and column counts, making its scale and feature set unknown.
• Data is only available in a proprietary ZIP/Shapefile format requiring specific GIS software like ESRI ArcGIS.
• No sample data is available to preview the structure or attributes of the stations.

Provenance

Source

City of Chicago

Freshness

2023-12-02

Geography

Chicagoland region