Metra
Metra Overview
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Metra has 1.7 star rating based on 258 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.
- Rating Distribution
Pros: Avoids needing to drive, Service exists, Convenience.
Cons: Company does not take responsibility for its mistakes, Price keeps going up but no service improvements, Unreliable service.Recent recommendations regarding this business are as follows: "Do not understand any circumstances take metra to ravinnia", "Save up for a car or get use to catching up 2 to 3 buses", "Don't waste your time waiting for service", "Let Metra know how bad their service is", "Driving In Rush hour is better than metra".
The aggregated data is based on reviews and questionnaires provided by PissedConsumer.com users.
Metra has 1.7 star rating based on 258 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.
- Rating Distribution
Pros: Avoids needing to drive, Service exists, Convenience.
Cons: Company does not take responsibility for its mistakes, Price keeps going up but no service improvements, Unreliable service.Recent recommendations regarding this business are as follows: "Do not understand any circumstances take metra to ravinnia", "Save up for a car or get use to catching up 2 to 3 buses", "Don't waste your time waiting for service", "Let Metra know how bad their service is", "Driving In Rush hour is better than metra".
Most users want Metra to offer a solution to their issues.
Review authors value the most Number of Destinations. Consumers are not pleased with Discounts and Special Offers and Exchange, Refund and Cancellation Policy. The price level of this organization is high according to consumer reviews.
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Why did metra cancel Ravinia trains tonite? We can’t get back to the city
We took metra to Ravinia tonite and now all return trains have been canceled so we are marooned here. No words can express our anger.
User's recommendation: Do not understand any circumstances take metra to ravinnia
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Verified ReviewerFustrated
Imagine spending 75$ on a Monthly ticket and then not receiving a ticket, let alone having to wait an estimate of 7 to 10 days for a refund when this was literally my travel money for work.. then not only that, having to deal with engineers who drive half way past train platforms forcing people to have to step down off big drops..
dont even get me started on the damn bed bugs I've been spotting lately on these trains.. no bathrooms at certain stations.. mostly the low income areas.. good job metra for only giving a crap about the rich folk..
and what is the deal lately with all these mechanical problems? Does metra not have the funds to replace proper parts for engines I mean for crying out loud..
my only postitive thing I have to say is the Conductors are nice.. otherwise I'd give a 1 star rating.
User's recommendation: Save up for a car or get use to catching up 2 to 3 buses
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Verified ReviewerStill issues with money paid and rate increase over night
Been with T-Mobile for yrs
Not happy now
Someone in phillipens asked me what country I live in
4 calls and a supervisor
Ugh
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Verified ReviewerSadly a necessary evil.
Take part of the 64 billion that Biden stole from taxpayers to repair your trains. One broken down train causes all other trains to be stopped.
Maybe devise a plan to get the broken down trains moved out of the way quickly?
Classic case of government incompete and complacency.
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Verified ReviewerMetra arriving earlier at every stop and leaving earlier leaving customers stranded for next train-than predetermined earlier at
Arrived several times at different metra stops at the scheduled time only to find out that train left 10-15 minutes earlier. No respect for people's time.
Preferred solution: Honor pre-set hours for arrivals and departures
User's recommendation: Don't waste your time waiting for service
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Verified ReviewerMetra sucks
Always late or missing. The bnsf line is a disaster, as is all of metra.
About 50% of the times I try to take it to or from work it operates extremely late, if it shows at all. Yet metra posts that the train is "on time", and when there is no train coming metra doesn't bother to tell the dozens of people waiting at the stops...metra simply sucks.
- Consistently unreliable
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Driving In Rush hour is better than metra
No other choice
probably the worst service you can get, but what can you do when you have no other choice. Dirty cars, rude conductors.. How are they even in business??
Metra is never on time. Always delayed atleast 10 minutes
They switching problems that are unending. Waiting on other trains is another issue.
I dont know how they can increase their customer base with this kind of service. They are treating their customer with disdain
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Verified ReviewerI have a visible disability, and every time I catch the 5:10 Train to Blue Island, I have to stand half the time. Metra allows people with bicycles to take up 6 seats. There are no seats for handicap
I feel if one or two bicycles take up all the side streets, then the people with the bicycles should stand up. The conductors should even make people get up who have rotators, or canes, or senior citizens.
Preferred solution: New regulations and rules.
PTC delay on July 16
Hours of delays I got home 3 hours late and had to pitch in $25 per person for an Uber what is Metra going to do? They took away from me the ability to watch my grandson at an event I was supposed to take him to
User's recommendation: Let Metra know how bad their service is
Conductors attitude!!
Got on at BIG Timber on the 5:46AM went to the first car to my seat & the conductor said to me " what do you want? I said oh I can't sit here?
Rubbed his bald head & said no you can I just walked to the next car. I been taking this train for years!!! Why such an attitude??? If you hate your job thar much leave.
Very unprofessional. I can't help it your bold & ugly.
User's recommendation: Drive downtown Metra sucks
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Verified ReviewerComplain
I got beat up by a conductor what can I do about this I did not put my hands on him I did not I try to fight with him I was talking to myself do to the fact I'm disabled and I said a word and he attacked me what can I do about this
- On time
- Conductors to act better and more professionally and not put his hands on a consumer or customer whatever it is
Preferred solution: The conductor fired written up I did nothing wrong to the conductor I was a number car 6143 I got on the train I'm in Wooddale heading to Chicago which is 2241 I believe at 4 o'clock I got on with Wooddale just want this problem solved
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Verified ReviewerPublic service from a conductor
Because Metra is a governmentally funded business it is not very diversity friendly. I would like to know how it is while a loud African-American gentlemen is on the same train car as a loud white gentleman is and yet an African-American conductor tells the white gentleman to keep it down but does not address the African-American.
Where I come from that's racism.
But I understand the government protects the African Americans. I just find it very disgraceful that we cannot be in a world where color doesn't matter.
- I find metro very good
- I am disappointed in the african-american conductor racism
User's recommendation: My recommendation is to retrain your conductors to not be racist to view everyone as a person and not a color
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Verified ReviewerGot assaulted by a conductor
I had got on the train on Wooddale at 4 o'clock heading to Chicago I was talking loud to myself go to the fact I'm disabled I said the N-word and the conductor attack me I was in the car 6143 and the guy just attacked me instead of kicking me out of the train I try to go to the police and Union Station in the gave me a hard time but can I go about this how do I go about this I'm disabled
Preferred solution: Compensated for my day lost and the way I was treated I feel discriminated by the metropolis and as well as the conductor and everybody else that I tried to make a complaint on this day I'm disabled I thought very discriminated by the metro police
Get from Chicago O'Hare to buffalo grove
U can't even talk to no one for your problem of helping for something I don't do. USE PUBLIC TRANS .it's a waste of time trying to call someone to help me get somewhere.
User's recommendation: Don't waste your time calling
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Verified ReviewerPISSED
I am like the title "pissed!" I walked out
the bathroom and a Metra Maintenance
Worker was standing in the bathroom
cleaning out the trash and locked me in
the bathroom. I did NOT tell you I was
claustrophobic!
This ALL occurred at the
Milennial Train Station on Monday,
September 18, 2022 around 5PM. I had
no warning!
I have no idea where this
email is going! I will like to stop here!
Preferred solution: The worker to be executed to the full extent of the law!
About
Metra is a famous commuter rail agency serving several counties in the Chicago area. It was established in 1984 and is partially funded by public organizations. At present time, it services more than 239 stations on 11 lines. All Metra trains allow smoking, food and alcohol. Animals are prohibited expect for those assisting the disabled. Free parking is available at most stations on a monthly or daily basis. Metra operates a distance tariff system which includes twelve zones of the tariff in a range from $ 2.25 to the nearest zones to $ 8.50 of the farthest zones. Customers are also offered online trip planner for routes and train schedule.
Metra is ranked 29 out of 153 in Trains category
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