Green Line ('L')

The Green Line route provides rapid transit train service between the Harlem/Lake station in Forest Park, IL and Oak Park, IL to the Cottage Grove station on Chicago's South Side, via the north and east sides of the Loop 'L'.

Red Line South Reconstruction Project: Green Line trains usually operate between Harlem/Lake, Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove, via downtown, but are rerouted at this time. This page reflects current service available on the Green Line.

What's different? The Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line is temporarily closed for five months and Red Line trains are currently serving Ashland/63rd. For service to/from Ashland/63rd, if coming from a Green Line train, change for Red Line trains at Garfield.

More information and service alternatives

This page contains

• Hours of Operation
  • Timetables
• Customer Alerts for this route
• Route Diagram and Guide (with stations and station timetables)

Timetables

Customer Alerts

Green Line

Current Alerts
Green Line	Service Changes Service Change Sun, May 19 2013 to TBD
#N5 South Shore Night Bus#8A South Halsted#24 Wentworth#39 Pershing#43 43rd#44 Wallace-Racine#48 South Damen#51 51st#59 59th/61st#71 71st/South Shore#95E 93rd-95th#169 69th-UPS ExpressRed LinePurple LineBlue LinePink LineGreen LineBrown LineOrange LinePurple Line Express	New Schedules in Effect Special Note Sun, May 19 2013 to TBD
Accessibility Alerts
Green Line	Elevator at Cicero/Lake Temporarily Out-of-Service Elevator Status Thu, May 23 2013 - 6:15 AM to TBD
Upcoming Alerts
Green Line	Boarding Change, Delays Between Central and Harlem/Lake Planned Work  Affects Train Tracker prediction availability (What's this?) Thu, May 23 2013 - 9:30 PM to Fri, May 24 2013 - 4:00 AM
Green Line	Boarding Change, Delays Between Central and Harlem/Lake Planned Work  Affects Train Tracker prediction availability (What's this?) Sun, May 26 2013 - 9:30 PM to Mon, May 27 2013 - 4:00 AM
CiceroGreen Line	Cicero Station Main Entrance and Elevator Temporary Closure Special Note Thu, May 23 2013 - 11:00 AM to 1:40 PM
CiceroGreen Line	Cicero Station Main Entrance and Elevator Temporary Closure Special Note Fri, May 24 2013 - 11:00 AM to 1:40 PM
CiceroGreen Line	Cicero Station Main Entrance and Elevator Temporary Closure Accessiblity Note Thu, May 23 2013 - 11:00 AM to 1:40 PM
CiceroGreen Line	Cicero Station Main Entrance and Elevator Temporary Closure Accessiblity Note Fri, May 24 2013 - 11:00 AM to 1:40 PM

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Route Diagram and Guide

with stations and station timetables

This diagram represents the order of stations along the route (not geography).

			Harlem/Lake		CTA Buses #90 (and #N20 overnight) Pace Buses #305, #307, #309, #313, #318, #757 Metra UP-W (at adjacent Oak Park station)		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Oak Park		Pace Bus #311		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Ridgeland		CTA Bus #86 Pace Bus #315		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Austin		CTA Buses #N20 (overnight) and #91 Pace Buses #309, #313		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Central		CTA Bus #85		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Laramie		CTA Bus #57		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Cicero		CTA Bus #54		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Pulaski		CTA Bus #53		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Conservatory- Central Park Drive				Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Kedzie		CTA Bus #52		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			California		CTA Bus #94		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Ashland		CTA Bus #9		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Morgan				Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Clinton		CTA Bus #56 (northbound on Jefferson 1 block west, southbound on Desplaines 2 blocks west) Metra UP-W, UP-NW, UP-N		Station Timetable (.pdf)
		Some P.M. rush trains turn after Clinton and go around the full Loop...
			Washington/Wells		Buses #37, #14, #20, #56, #60, #124, #157 Metra UP-N, UP-NW, and UP-W (at Ogilvie Transportation Center, three blocks west on Madison)		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Quincy		Bus #37 (also, westbound on Adams or Eastbound on Jackson, #1, #7, #28, #126, #130, #151, and #156) Metra BNSF, HC, SWS, MD-N, MD-W, NCS, and all Amtrak trains (at Chicago-Union Station)		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			LaSalle/Van Buren		Metra RI trains (at Chicago-LaSalle St. Station)		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren		Buses #2, #6, #10, #22, #24, #29, #36, #62, #146, #147, #148		Station Timetable (.pdf)
		...after H.W. Library, these PM rush trains making the full Loop then turn north to Adams/Wabash and make all regular stops back to Harlem/Lake (upward in this list).
			Clark/Lake		CTA Buses #22, #24, #134, #135, #136, #156 (also, #124 eastbound on Wacker)		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			State/Lake		Buses #29, #36, #146, #148		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Randolph/Wabash		Buses #147, #151 (northbound) on Washington, #146 and #148 on Lake Metra Electric District and NICTD South Shore Line service (at Chicago-Millennium Station)		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Madison/Wabash		Buses #J14, #20, #56, #60, #124, #157		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Adams/Wabash		Buses #1, #7, #28, #126, #151 (westbound)		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Roosevelt		CTA Buses #12, #18, and #146 on Roosevelt, #R22, #29 and #62 on State, and #1, #3, and #4 on Michigan Metra ME and NICTD South Shore Line trains at Roosevelt Road Station 1 block east		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			35th-Bronzeville-IIT		CTA Buses #29, #35; Metra RI 1 block west		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Indiana		CTA Bus #39		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			43rd		CTA Bus #43		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			47th		CTA Bus #47		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			51st		CTA Buses #15, #51		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Garfield		CTA Buses #N5, #55, #R55, #R69, #71 (part-time), #R79, #R87, #R95		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			King Drive Harlem-bound boarding only		CTA Buses #3, #N4, #63		Station Timetable (.pdf)
			Cottage Grove		CTA Buses #4, #N4, #63		Station Timetable (.pdf)