Metra’s Union Pacific North (UP-N) line riders will soon have more opportunities to take the train on the weekends as the commuter rail agency plans to expand service next month.

Metra has announced that starting Sept. 20, a new UP-N schedule will go into effect featuring four new trains on Saturdays and 12 on Sundays. With the additional service there will now 15 trains in each direction on each weekend day on the line that stops in many North Shore communities.

“The expanded schedule will significantly improve service to and from Kenosha on weekends, providing a total of eight inbound and eight outbound trains,” a Metra statement added. “The schedule will also decrease gaps in weekend service by offering hourly departures from Waukegan or Chicago throughout most of the day.”

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