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Train Line	CTA L Train Station	Walking Time to the Chicago Hotel (min)	Earliest Saturday Arrival Times	Earliest Arrival Time at the Chicago Hotel	Latest Saturday Departure Times
Green Line	Clinton	14	5:14 am (from Harlem/Lake)	5:28 am	1:40 am (Sunday) (to Harlem/Lake)
			5:41 am (from Cottage Grove)	5:55 am	1:11 am (Sunday) (to Cottage Grove
			5:26 am (from Ashland/63rd)	5:40 am	1:26 am (Sunday) (to Ashland/63rd)
Pink Line	Clinton	14	5:23 am	5:37 am	1:38 am (Sunday)
Brown Line	Transfer to or from the Green Line at Clark & Lake	14	5:26 am (via Green Line)	5:40 am	1:26 am (via Green Line)
Orange Line	Transfer to or from the Green Line at Roosevelt	14	5:26 am (via Green Line)	5:40 am	1:26 am (via Green Line)
Purple Line	Transfer to or from the Red Line at Howard and to or from the Green Line at State & Lake	9	6:52 am (via Green Line)	7:01 am	12:41 am (Sunday) (via Green Line)
Yellow Line	Transfer to or from the Red Line at Howard and to or from the Green Line at State & Lake	9	7:52 am (via Green Line)	8:01 am¹	10:04 pm³ (via Pink Line)
Blue Line	UIC/ Halsted	9	24 hour service
Red Line	Transfer to or from the Blue Line at Jackson	9	24 hour service

Metra Trains
Instead of walking from a Metra train station to the Chicago hotel, it may be significantly easier and faster to travel using a CTA L train or taxicab with your bike and baggage.

Click Here for more information about walking and travelling using a CTA L train of taxicab from the Metra Train Stations to the Chicago hotel.

Train Line	Metra Train Station	Fully Assembled Bikes Allowed Per Train	Walking Time to the Chicago Hotel (min)	Earliest Saturday Arrival Time in Chicago	Earliest Arrival Time at the Chicago Hotel	Latest Saturday Departure Time from Chicago
Union Pacific West (UPW)	Ogilvie	20	9	7:50 am	7:59 am¹	12:40 am (Sunday)
Union Pacific Northwest (UPNW)	Ogilvie	20	9	8:23 am² (from Harvard)	8:32 am²	12:30 am (Sunday)
Rock Island District (RID)	LaSalle	15	25	7:29 am	7:54 am¹	12:25 am (Sunday)
Milwaukee District North (MDN)	Union Station	15	11	7:12 am	7:23 am	12:25 am (Sunday)
Milwaukee District West (MDW)	Union Station	15	11	7:12 am	7:23 am	12:40 am (Sunday)
South Shore (NICTD)	Millenium	13	30	7:01 am (from Michigan City Carroll Ave.)	7:31 am	12:45 am (Sunday) (to Michigan City Carroll Ave.)
South Shore (NICTD)	Millenium	13	30	9:03 am² (from South Bend Airport)	9:33 am²	11:25 pm (Sunday) (to South Bend Airport)
BNSF Railway (BNSF)	Union Station	10	11	6:20 am	6:31 am	12:33 am (Sunday)
Union Pacific North (UPN)	Ogilvie	20	9	6:19 am (from Waukegan)	6:28 am	12:35 am (Sunday)
Union Pacific North (UPN)	Ogilvie	20	9	7:30 am (from Kenosha)	7:39 am	12:35 am (Sunday)
Electric District (MED)	Millenium	2 standard bicycles per train car	30	5:49 am (from University Park)	6:19 am	12:35 am (to University Park)
				6:16 am (from South Chicago (93rd St.))	6:46 am	10:40 pm³ (to South Chicago (93rd St.))
				9:56 am² (from Blue Island)	10:26 am²	5:00 pm³ (to Blue Island)
SouthWest Service (SWS)	no service
Heritage Corridor (HC)	no service
North Central Service (NCS)	no service

Notes
1. You may arrive at the main transportation staging site after the arrival deadline (including the walking time from the train station).
Please use caution if you plan to arrive in Chicago on these train lines, and make your individual travel plans accordingly.

2. You will arrive at the main transportation staging site after the arrival deadline time if you take these train lines.
Do not plan to arrive on these trains, as they reach Chicago well after the check-in time.

3. You could or definitely will depart Chicago after our estimated actual arrival time after the end of RAGBRAI.
Use caution when planning on departing Chicago on these train lines and make alternate travel plans accordingly, particularly for RAGBRAI ending towns further away from Chicago.

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