Oct 2 - 5
Rail Lines
GREEN, ORANGE LINES
Oct 3 – 4
Orange Line: 4am Sat to 2am Sun
Green Line: 4:30am Sat to 2am Sun
No Orange Line Loop service; Bus substitution between Loop and south stations
There will be no Green Line service between the Loop and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT station; trains run in two sections:
- Between Harlem/Lake and the Loop (making all stops around the Loop ‘L’, on the Outer Loop track/Brown Line side—board as usual at stops along Wabash and Lake for Harlem) and
- between 35th-Bronzeville-IIT and Ashland/63rd-Cottage Grove, only.
For service between downtown and 63rd street destinations, consider Red Line (including to Sox-35th for free transfer to continuing Green Line trains with valid farecard) or free shuttle buses between Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT.
To reach shuttles from downtown toward 35th:
- From the Wells and Van Buren sides of the Loop, take a Brown Line or rerouted Green Line train to H.W. Library.
- From the Lake and Wabash sides of the Loop, take a Pink Line train to H.W. Library.
There will be no Orange Line service between the Loop and Halsted station; trains run between Midway and Halsted, only.
Shuttle buses will run between Halsted and Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren stations with intermediate stop at Roosevelt and Cermak-Chinatown for Red Line connections.
To reach shuttles from downtown toward Halsted:
- From the Lake and Wabash sides of the Loop, take a Pink Line train to H.W. Library.
- From the Wells and Van Buren sides of the Loop, take a Brown Line or rerouted Green Line train to H.W. Library.
We’re performing track maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely on the Green and Orange Lines.
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Bus Routes
The bus reroutes listed below are short-term reroutes during this week or long-term reroutes beginning this weekend. For a full list of bus reroutes currently in place, please visit the Bus Alerts page.
Temporary Reroute
#11 Lincoln
#49B South Western
Oct 2 – 4
5am Fri to 11:30pm Sun
How does this affect my trip?
Southbound #11 Lincoln and #49B North Western buses will operate via Western, Lawrence, Damen, Montrose, and Western, ending their trips at Western/Eastwood. Buses will not stop at the Western Brown Line station bus terminal.
Northbound #11 and #49B buses will begin their trips at Western/Eastwood, then continue their normal route on Western.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to Apple Fest.
#56 Milwaukee Temporary Reroute
Sun, Oct 4
7am to 6pm or completion
How does this affect my trip?
Southbound buses will operate via Milwaukee, Kedzie, and Logan, then resume their normal route on Milwaukee.
Northbound buses are not affected.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to the Farmers Market.
#70 Division Temporary Reroute
Sat, Oct 3
7:30am Sat to 5pm Fri or completion
How does this affect my trip?
Eastbound buses will operate via Division, Wells, and Oak, then resume their normal route on Dearborn.
Westbound buses will operate via Clark, Oak, and Wells, then resume their normal route on Division.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to the Division Street (Near North) Farmer’s Market.