A Brown Line train to the Loop approaching Chicago

train iconBrown Line ‘L’

The Brown Line operates rapid transit service, daily, from Kimball to downtown (with certain late nite trips between Kimball and Belmont only).

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Hours of operation:

 

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday/Holiday
Between Kimball and Downtown
Kimball to Loop 'L'

4:00a-1:00a

4:00a-1:00a

5:00a-1:00a
Loop 'L' to Kimball

4:30a-1:30a

4:30a-1:30a

5:30a-1:30a
Between Kimball and Belmont
Kimball to Belmont

4:00a-2:00a

4:00a-2:00a

5:00a-1:00a
Belmont to Kimball

5:00a-2:20a

5:00a-2:20a

6:00a-2:00a

 

 

Timetables

Route-wide timetable brochure (pdf)Web-based text timetables from RTARoute diagram & station info

 

Service alerts

Accessibility Alerts 2
Clark/LakeGreen LineBrown Line
Elevator at Clark/Lake (203 N LaSalle) Temporarily Out-of-Service
Elevator Status

The elevator at 203 N La Salle is temporarily out-of-service. Affects access to the Outer Loop elevated platform (Brown and Harlem-bound Green Line trains)

ChicagoBrown LinePurple Line Express
Elevator at Chicago Temporarily Out-of-Service
Elevator Status

The elevator to the Kimball- and Linden-bound platform at Chicago (Brown and Purple Line Express) is temporarily out-of-service.

 RSS Feed: Brown Line Alerts

 

Route Diagram and Guide

with stations and station timetables

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

Brown Line Stop

KimballAccessible stationPark & Ride available

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Stop

KedzieAccessible station
Brown Line Stop

FranciscoAccessible station
Brown Line Stop

RockwellAccessible station
Brown Line Stop

WesternAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Stop

DamenAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Stop

MontroseAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Stop

Irving ParkAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Stop

AddisonAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Stop

PaulinaAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Stop

SouthportAccessible station
Brown Line Transfer Stop (rush periods, only)

BelmontAccessible station

Transfer to Red Line trainsTransfer to Purple Line Express (rush periods, only)Transfer to buses

 
Brown Line Stop (rush periods, only)

WellingtonAccessible station
Brown Line Stop (rush periods, only)

DiverseyAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Transfer Stop (rush periods, only)

FullertonAccessible station

Transfer to Red Line trainsTransfer to Purple Line Express (rush periods, only)Transfer to buses
Brown Line Stop (rush periods, only)

ArmitageAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Stop (rush periods, only)

SedgwickAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Stop (rush periods, only)

ChicagoAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Brown Line Transfer Stop (rush periods, only)

Merchandise MartAccessible station

Transfer to Purple Line Express (rush periods, only)Transfer to buses
 

...Brown Line trains then continue to and make all stops, operating counter-clockwise around the Loop 'L', in the following order (before returning to Kimball):
Transfer Stop

Washington/WellsAccessible station

Transfer to Orange LineTransfer to Purple Line Express (rush periods, only)Transfer to Pink LineConnect to Metra (UP Lines) Ogilvie StationTransfer to buses
Brown Line stop around Inner Loop 'L'

QuincyAccessible station

Connect to Metra BNSF, Milwaukee District, North Central and Amtrak trains via Chicago Union StationTransfer to buses
Brown Line stop around Inner Loop 'L'

LaSalle/Van Buren

Connect to LaSalle Street Metra (Rock Island District) StationTransfer to buses
Brown Line Transfer Stop on Loop 'L'

Harold Washington Library-State/Van BurenAccessible station

Transfer to Orange LineTransfer to Purple Line Express (rush periods, only)Transfer to Pink LineTransfer Blue Line subway (farecard required)Transfer to Red Line (subway) (farecard required)Transfer to buses
Transfer Stop

Adams/Wabash

Transfer to Green LineTransfer to Orange LineTransfer to Purple Line Express (rush periods, only)Transfer to Pink LineTransfer to buses
Brown Line stop around Inner Loop 'L'

Washington/WabashAccessible station

Connect to Metra & South Shore Millennium StationTransfer to buses
Transfer Stop

State/Lake

Transfer to Red Line (subway) (farecard required)Transfer to buses
Transfer Stop

Clark/LakeAccessible station

Transfer to Blue Line (subway)Transfer to Green LineTransfer to Purple Line Express (rush periods, only)Transfer to Orange LineTransfer to Pink LineTransfer to buses
 

...after leaving Clark/Lake, trains then exit Loop and make all stops from Merchandise Mart back through to Kimball.
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Spring bus timetable update

Some bus routes have updated schedules effective Mar 31.

We routinely adjust schedules several times each year to help make service operate more efficiently and to account for seasonal ridership patterns.

Preview the updated route timetables

System status snapshot
‘L’ route status
Red Line
Planned Work w/Station(s) Bypassed
Blue Line
Planned Work w/Station(s) Bypassed
Brown Line
Normal Service
Green Line
Planned Work
Orange Line
Normal Service
Pink Line
Planned Work w/Reroute
Purple Line
Normal Service
Yellow Line
Normal Service
All ‘L’ alerts: Current or Upcoming
Bus routes w/alerts
N5
6
8
9
X9
18
20
22
26
29
30
34
36
55
56
60
62
65
66
67
88
92
94
95
100
103
106
108
111
112
115
119
124
126
146
152
All bus alerts: Current or Upcoming
Elevator alerts
Brown Line
Chicago, Clark/Lake
Green Line
Clark/Lake, Roosevelt
Orange Line
35/Archer, Roosevelt
Purple Line
Chicago
All elevator alerts: Current or Upcoming
See also: complete system status