Photo: Track work at Loop Junction

Weekend service changes

Jul 17 - 20

 

Rail Lines




Orange, Green, Pink and Brown Lines 


Jul 18 – 20
2am Sat to 3am Mon

Trains rerouted downtown: Stations along Lake and Wabash closed

Orange, Green, Pink and Brown line trains will be rerouted downtown for work on building a new State/Lake station.

Orange and Brown Lines: Trains will operate as one route between Kimball and Midway, via the Wells and Van Buren sides of the Loop, downtown.

Green Line: Trains will operate between Harlem/Lake and 63rd street terminals, but via Wells and Van Buren.

Pink Line: Trains will operate between 54th/Cermak and Clinton, only. For continuing service, transfer at Clinton to a Green Line train toward 63rd.

Loop 'L' and subways: To transfer between the Loop elevated and the subways, transfer at H.W. Library (Loop elevated lines) and Jackson (Blue or Red lines via subway).
 

Tip: Exit at Washington/Wells and board any bus at the Washington/LaSalle Loop Link station for service to Michigan Avenue, Millennium and Grant parks.

Map shows trains rerouted on the Loop Elevated

 


RED LINE


Sat, Jul 18
6am to 6pm or completion

Boarding Change at Fullerton

How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit Howard-bound Red Line trains on the Brown Line side of the Howard-and Kimball-bound platform.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?
We are performing track maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely along the Red Line.

 

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. 

 

#21 Cermak Temporary Reroute

Sat, Jul 18
5am to 12:30pm or completion

How does this affect my trip?
Buses will operate in both directions via Cermak, Canal, Roosevelt, Clark, and Cermak.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to the Chinatown 5K & Youth Run event.

 

#56 Milwaukee Temporary Reroute

Sun, Jul 19
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. 

 

#62 Archer Temporary Reroute

Sat, Jul 18
5am to 12:30pm or completion

How does this affect my trip?
Buses will operate in both directions via Archer, Canal, Roosevelt, State.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to the Chinatown 5K & Youth Run event.

 

#70 Division Temporary Reroute

Sat, Jul 18
7:30am to 5pm 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.

 

#77 Belmont Temporary Reroute

Jul 17 – 20
4am Fri to 5pm Mon or completion

How does this affect my trip?
Buses will operate in both directions via Belmont, Western, Roscoe, Damen, and Belmont.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to the Roscoe Village Burger Fest.

 

#86 Narragansett/Ridgeland Temporary Reroute

Jul 20 – 21
7am Mon to 4pm Tue

How does this affect my trip?
Northbound
 buses will operate via South Boulevard, Scoville, and Lake, then resume their normal route on Ridgeland. 

Southbound buses are not affected. 

Allow extra travel time. 

Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to construction on Ridgeland between South Boulevard and Lake.