Station Sampling
If you’re introducing a new product, what better way to do so then by putting a sample directly in the hands of your potential customers? Hundreds of thousands of commuters pass through Metra stations every weekday, and through our Station Sampling program, you can reach each one of them. For more information, contact Joseph White at
joewhite@clearchannel.com or call (773) 843-2047. All station sampling requests are subject to approval.
Banner Display Ads
Metra provides an efficient way for local businesses to connect with visitors to Metra’s website. Metra has partnered with Municipal Media Solutions to give businesses the opportunity to display banner ads on Metra pages, as well as on our mobile optimized website. We also welcome regional and national advertisers. For more information, email
info@municipalmedia.com, or call Bob Hoyler at 847-922-1584.
Listed below are some other opportunities handled in-house.
Train Schedule Booklets
Reaching a wide audience is vital to business today and now Metra offers you the opportunity to direct your advertising message to a prime consumer base - Metra train riders. Individual rail line schedules are printed in minimum quantities of 25,000. These schedules are reused by commuters and shared by co-workers, families, students, and visitors and are distributed at Metra stations, libraries, village/city offices and other public places, as well as numerous private businesses reaching thousands of people each year. Eleven different commuter rail schedules are printed, with a total of over two million schedules printed every year. An attractive feature is that advertisers can purchase space for a particular line or for multiple rail line schedules. For more information, email
marketing@metrarr.com.
My Metra customer newsletter
The new
My Metra newsletter is distributed on trains and posted on Metra's website every quarter. It is read by tens of thousands of riders and reaches some of the Chicago area’s savviest consumers. For details about advertising in the newsletter, please contact
marketing@metrarr.com.