MetraX: Chicago Train Delays
Live Metra + South Shore times
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Chicago's Best Metra App
WHAT YOU GET
• Live next-train board for all 11 Metra lines and both South Shore Line corridors, refreshed every 30 seconds
• GPS-anchored arrival forecasts — your train's actual position feeds the number on your screen
• Arrival alerts: one tap on the bell arms a notification and a lock-screen Live Activity before your train reaches your stop
• On-time dashboard: 30-day reliability for every line, station, and train
• The Late Board — every delayed arrival at your station, today and yesterday
• Late Cards: turn a real delay into a shareable excuse card, backed by a scannable delay receipt
• Tomorrow's Trains, plus Ride Along to follow your train on the live map
• Multiple app skin selections — Railpunk, Sakura, Chicago Baseball, Vintage Comic, with more on the way — or keep the clean default
• No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your location is used on-device only, to suggest the nearest station.
HOW WE KNOW THE NUMBERS ARE REAL
• Every forecast is logged the moment it's made and graded against what actually happened — the scorecard is public at metrax-scorecard.pages.dev
• Over 5 million train-tracking data points across Chicago and Philadelphia, collected around the clock, positions checked every 60 seconds
• More than 130 consecutive days of collection
• Ten predictive factors, nine data streams live today — with event calendars next
• Our accuracy numbers come from replaying the exact shipped code over millions of logged moments, verified bit-for-bit against production
Built by a daily rider, for riders.
MetraX is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Metra or the South Shore Line (NICTD).
Forecast-accuracy improvements, reliability fixes, and general polish behind the scenes.
The developer, MAX CHRISTOPHER LARSEN, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- MAX CHRISTOPHER LARSEN
- Size
- 13.7 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Max Larsen