CTA Lost & Found

Reporting a Lost Item:

If you’ve lost something on CTA, we may be holding onto it for you.

Lost items found on CTA vehicles or at CTA rail stations are sent to the bus garages or rail terminals associated with specific bus routes, rail lines or stations. For items lost on CTA, see the list below for the bus garage or rail terminal to contact.

At no time does the CTA assume responsibility for lost items. Items are kept for a maximum of 30 days after being found.

Lost and Found Tips:

• Items sometimes don’t reach terminals or garages until the end of a shift. It is best to wait and call the next day to confirm if CTA found your lost item.
   
• When you call, be ready with information that can help us identify your lost item, such as a detailed description or a unique characteristic of an item.
   
• Knowing the run number of the bus or train, the bus route number, the bus or car number, train line or station name, the time of day you traveled, and the direction of travel can help.
   
• On rail routes with more than one terminal, you may need to check with more than one terminal to track down your item.

Bus Garage and Rail Terminal Directory

Each garage plays host to several bus routes. Check the list below for the bus route or rail terminal where the item was lost to determine which location to call.

Please note: Some bus routes operate out of more than one bus garage. You may have to contact more than one garage. This is indicated by a bolded route name and an asterisk (*) behind the listing of that route.

Tip: To search within this page for your route, on most computers you can press Ctrl+F on your keyboard to "Find" text within a page.

Bus Garages

Chicago Avenue Garage

642 N. Pulaski Road
(773) 265-0454

Routes:

• 20 Madison
• 33 Magnificent Mile Express
• 53 Pulaski
• 54 Cicero
• 54B South Cicero*
• 57 Laramie
• 65 Grand
• 66 Chicago
• 70 Division
• 72 North
• 73 Armitage
• 74 Fullerton*
• 76 Diversey
• 94 South California*
• 120 Ogilvie/Wacker Express*
• 121 Union/Wacker Express*
• 122 Illinois Center/Ogilvie Express*
• 123 Illinois Center/Union Express*
• 125 Water Tower Express*
• 132 Goose Island Express
   

Forest Glen Garage

5419 W. Armstrong Avenue
(773) 774-2666

Routes:

• 54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd.
• 56 Milwaukee
• 56A North Milwaukee
• 64 Foster/Canfield
• 68 Northwest Highway
• 69 Cumberland/East River
• 74 Fullerton*
• 77 Belmont
• 78 Montrose
• 80 Irving Park
• 81 Lawrence
• 81W West Lawrence
• 84 Peterson
• 85 Central
• 85A North Central
• 86 Narragansett/Ridgeland
• 88 Higgins
• 90 Harlem
• 90N North Harlem
• 91 Austin
• 92 Foster
• 97 Skokie*
• 152 Addison*
• 201 Central/Ridge*
• 205 Chicago/Golf*
• 206 Evanston Circulator*

Kedzie Garage

358 S. Kedzie Avenue
(773) 826-0162

Routes:

• 7 Harrison
• 8 Halsted*
• 10 Museum of Science and Industry Express
• 12 Roosevelt
• 17 Westchester
• 18 16th/18th
• 21 Cermak
• 52 Kedzie/California
• 60 Blue Island/26th
• 62 Archer*
• 82 Kimball/Homan*
• 120 Ogilvie/Wacker Express*
• 121 Union/Wacker Express*
• 122 Illinois Center/Ogilvie Express*
• 123 Illinois Center/Union Express*
• 124 Navy Pier
• 125 Water Tower Express*
• 126 Jackson
• 129 West Loop/South Loop*
• 134 Stockton/LaSalle Express*
• 135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express*
• 143 Stockton/Michigan Express*
• 145 Wilson/Michigan Express*
• 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express*
• 151 Sheridan*
• 156 LaSalle*
• 157 Streeterville
• 168 UIC/Pilsen
  
   

North Park Garage

3112 W. Foster
(773) 539-4640

Routes:

• 11 Lincoln/Sedgwick
• 22 Clark
• 36 Broadway
• 49 Western*
• 49B North Western
• 50 Damen
• 82 Kimball/Homan*
• 93 California/Dodge
• 96 Lunt
• 97 Skokie*
• X98 Avon Express
• 120 Ogilvie/Wacker Express*
• 121 Union/Wacker Express*
• 122 Illinois Center/Ogilvie Express*
• 123 Illinois Center/Union Express*
• 125 Water Tower Express*
• 134 Stockton/LaSalle Express*
• 135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express*
• 136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express
• 143 Stockton/Michigan Express*
• 144 Marine/Michigan Express
• 145 Wilson/Michigan Express*
• 146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
• 147 Outer Drive Express
• 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express*
• 151 Sheridan*
• 152 Addison*
• 155 Devon
• 156 LaSalle*
• 201 Central/Ridge*
• N201 Central/Sherman
• 205 Chicago/Golf*
• 206 Evanston Circulator*
  
   

74th Garage

1815 W. 74th Street
(773) 925-2500

Routes:

• 8 Halsted*
• 9 Ashland
• 44 Wallace/Racine
• 47 47th
• 48 South Damen
• 49 Western*
• 49A South Western*
• 51 51st
• 52A South Kedzie
• 53A South Pulaski
• 54B South Cicero*
• 55 Garfield
• 55A 55th/Austin
• 55N 55th/Narragansett
• 59 59th/61st
• 62 Archer*
• 62H Archer/Harlem
• 63 63rd
• 63W West 63rd
• 67 67th/69th/71st
• 75 74th/75th
• 94 South California*
• 165 West 65th
   

77th Garage

210 West 79th Street
773-874-7100

Routes:

• 1 Indiana/Hyde Park
• 2 Hyde Park Express*
• 3 King Drive
• 4 Cottage Grove
• 8A South Halsted
• 24 Wentworth
• 29 State*
• 30 South Chicago*
• 35 35th
• 39 Pershing
• 43 43rd
• 49A South Western*
• 71 71st/South Shore*
• 79 79th
• 87 87th
• 95W West 95th*
• 120 Ogilvie/Wacker Express*
• 121 Union/Wacker Express*
• 123 Illinois Center/Union Express*
• 125 Water Tower Express*
• 129 West Loop/South Loop*
  

103rd Garage

1702 E. 103rd Street
(773) 978-7940

Routes:

• 2 Hyde Park Express*
• 6 Jackson Park Express
• 14 Jeffery Express
• 15 Jeffery Local
• 26 South Shore Express
• 28 Stony Island
• X28 Stony Island Express
• 29 State*
• 30 South Chicago*
• 34 South Michigan
• 71 71st/South Shore*
• 95E 93rd-95th
• 95W West 95th*
• 100 Jeffery Manor Express
• 103 West 103rd
• 106 East 103rd
• 108 South Halsted
• 111 Pullman/111th/115th
• 112 Vincennes/111th
• 119 Michigan/119th
• 120 Ogilvie/Wacker Express*
• 121 Union/Wacker Express*
• 123 Illinois Center/Union Express*
• 125 Water Tower Express*
• 134 Stockton/LaSalle Express*
• 143 Stockton/Michigan Express*
• 169 69th/UPS Express
• 170 University of Chicago/Midway
• 171 University of Chicago/Hyde Park
• 172 University of Chicago/Kenwood
• 192 University of Chicago Hospital Express
   

'L' (Train) Terminals

Items found or turned in at rail stations are returned to their associated terminals. Items found on trains are turned in at the terminal at which they were found when the train was checked for left items.

Loop Elevated Stations
(312) 664-7200

Including Clark/Lake, State/Lake, Randolph/Wabash, Madison/Wabash, Adams/Wabash, Library-State/Van Buren, LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy, and Washington/Wells

Purple, Red and Yellow lines
Howard terminal
(773) 274-6952

Including Red Line Stations: Howard, Jarvis, Morse, Loyola, Granville, Thorndale, Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, Argyle, Lawrence, Wilson, Sheridan, Addison, Belmont, Fullerton, North/Clybourn, Clark/Division, Chicago, Grand, Lake, Monroe, Jackson, Harrison, Roosevelt Purple Line Stations: Linden, Central, Noyes, Foster, Davis, Dempster, Main, South Blvd, Howard and Yellow Line station, Skokie

Red Line
95th/Dan Ryan terminal
(773) 264-2578

Including Red Line Stations: Cermak-Chinatown, Sox-35th, 47th, Garfield, 63rd, 69th, 79th, 87th, 95th

Blue Line
 O’Hare terminal
(773) 686-0785

Including Blue Line Stations: O’Hare, Rosemont,Cumberland, Harlem, Jefferson Park, Montrose, Irving Park, Addison, Belmont, Logan Square, California, Western, Damen, Division, Chicago, Grand, Clinton

Blue Line
Forest Park terminal
(708) 366-5115

Including Blue Line Stations: Forest Park, Harlem, Oak Park, Austin, Cicero, Pulaski, Kedzie-Homan, Western, Illinois Medical District, Racine, UIC-Halsted

Brown Line
Kimball terminal
(773) 539-3434

Including Brown Line Stations: Kimball, Kedzie, Francisco, Rockwell, Western, Damen, Montrose, Irving Park, Addison, Paulina, Southport, Belmont, Wellington, Diversey, Fullerton, Armitage, Sedgwick, Chicago, Merchandise Mart

Orange Line
Midway terminal
(773) 581-9281

Including Orange Line Stations: Midway, Pulaski, Kedzie, Western, 35th/Archer, Ashland, Halsted and Green and Orange Line station Roosevelt

Green Line
Harlem terminal
(708) 366-0083

Including Green Line Stations; Harlem/Lake, Oak Park, Ridgeland, Austin, Central, Laramie, Cicero, Pulaski, Conservatory-Central Park Drive, Kedzie, California and Green and Pink Line Stations at Ashland and Clinton

Green Line
Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove terminals
(773) 925-2863

Including Green Line stations from 35-Bronzeville-IIT, Indiana, 43rd, 47th, 51st, Garfield, Halsted, Ashland/63rd, King Drive, Cottage Grove/63rd

Pink Line
54th/Cermak (708) 484-9222

Including Pink Line Stations: 54th/Cermak, Cicero, Kostner, Pulaski, Central Park, Kedzie, California, Western, Damen, 18th, Polk