How does this affect my trip? This route will be discontinued.
Alternate east-west bus service is available within a quarter-mile on the #78 Montrose and #81 Lawrence. Alternate north-south rail and bus service is available on the Brown and Red lines, and on the #135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express, #146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express, and #148 Clarendon/Michigan Express. (Routes in bold will receive improved service frequencies.)
For more information on the service additions and changes, visit the Plan to Reduce Crowding page.
Why is service being changed? Service is being changed to use existing resources to meet growing ridership needs and add bus and train service on high-demand routes across the entire CTA network as part of the Plan to Reduce Crowding.