Suburban Transit Access Route (Metra)
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On January 30, 2003, Metra announced plans to build a new service line that would introduce a new fleet of Diesel multiple unit trains (DMUs) to connect nearly 100 communities in the region with a 55 mile long STAR (Suburban Transit Access Route) line in suburban Chicago. The STAR line will travel along the right of way of the EJ&E Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway "The 'J'" and the Northwest Corridor (NWC) consisting of the area long the Northwest Tollway (Interstate 90).
The preliminary cost estimate for the STAR Line was $1.1 billion. The project was authorized under the most recent federal transportation funding bill, SAFETEA-LU, in 2005. The project is currently undergoing Alternatives Analysis as the next step in the process to secure federal funding for the project.
