People show excitement as an Orange Line train to Midway enters Clark/Lake

Orange Line ‘L’

The Orange Line provides rapid transit train service between Midway Airport and downtown (Loop), and provides service to Chicago's Southwest Side.

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Hours of operation:

 

Weekdays

Saturday

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

3:30a-1:05a

4:00a-1:05a

4:30a-1:05a
Loop 'L' to Midway

3:50a-1:25a

4:20a-1:25a

4:50a-1:25a

 

 

Timetables

Route-wide timetable brochure (pdf)Route diagram & station info

 

Service alerts

Current alerts 1
All Train Routes
New Schedules in Effect
Special Note

Beginning Sun, March 26, updated schedules will be in effect for the the Red, Green, Pink, Orange, Blue, Brown, Purple, Purple Line Express, and Yellow lines.

Accessibility Alerts 2
RooseveltRed LineGreen LineOrange Line
Roosevelt Station Pedway-to-Street Elevator Temporarily Out of Service
Elevator Status

Pedway-to-street elevator in the Roosevelt stn transfer tunnel between the Green/Orange elevated lines and the Red Line subway is temporarily out of service.

Washington/WabashPink LineGreen LineBrown LineOrange LinePurple Line Express
Elevator at Washington/Wabash Temporarily Out-of-Service
Elevator Status

The Orange, Pink, Purple and 63rd-bound Green Line platform elevator at Washington/Wabash is temporarily out-of-service.

 RSS Feed: Orange Line Alerts

Route diagram

with stations and station timetables

This map represents order of stations along route, not geography.

Orange Line Stop

MidwayAccessible stationPark & Ride availableAirport

Transfer to buses

 Chicago–Midway International Airport (MDW)
Orange Line Stop

PulaskiAccessible stationPark & Ride available

Transfer to buses
Orange Line Stop

KedzieAccessible stationPark & Ride available

Transfer to buses
Orange Line Stop

WesternAccessible stationPark & Ride available

Transfer to buses
Orange Line Stop

35th/ArcherAccessible stationPark & Ride available

Transfer to buses
Orange Line Stop

AshlandAccessible station

Transfer to buses
Orange Line Stop

HalstedAccessible stationPark & Ride available

Transfer to buses
Orange Line Transfer Stop

RooseveltAccessible station

Transfer to Red LineTransfer to Green LineTransfer to buses
 

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

Harold Washington Library-State/Van BurenAccessible station

Transfer to Brown LineTransfer to Pink LineTransfer to Purple LineTransfer Blue Line subway (farecard required)Transfer to Red Line (subway) (farecard required)Transfer to buses
Orange Line stop around Inner Loop 'L'

LaSalle/Van Buren

Connect to LaSalle Street Metra (Rock Island District) StationTransfer to buses
Orange 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
Transfer Stop

Washington/WellsAccessible station

Transfer to Brown LineTransfer to Purple LineTransfer to Pink LineConnect to Metra (UP Lines) Ogilvie StationTransfer to buses
Transfer Stop

Clark/LakeAccessible station

Transfer to Blue Line (subway)Transfer to Brown LineTransfer to Green LineTransfer to Purple LineTransfer to Pink LineTransfer to buses
Transfer Stop

State/Lake

Transfer to Red Line (subway) (farecard required)Transfer to buses
Orange Line stop around Inner Loop 'L'

Washington/WabashAccessible station

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

Adams/Wabash

Transfer to Brown LineTransfer to Green LineTransfer to Purple LineTransfer to Pink LineTransfer to buses
 

...after leaving Adams/Wabash, trains then exit Loop and make all stops from Roosevelt back through to Midway (MDW).
Quick links
Schedules Fares Maps
Alerts Trackers Ventra

March rail timetable update

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

Train routes will have their schedules updated effective March 26.

View the updated route timetables

System status snapshot
‘L’ route status
Red Line
Normal Service
Blue Line
Planned Work
Brown Line
Normal Service
Green Line
Normal Service
Orange Line
Normal Service
Pink Line
Normal Service
Purple Line
Normal Service
Yellow Line
Normal Service
All ‘L’ alerts: Current or Upcoming
Bus routes w/alerts
2
6
8
12
J14
15
21
22
26
28
34
56
60
63
81
92
119
147
157
All bus alerts: Current or Upcoming
Elevator alerts
Red Line
63rd, 95th, Grand, Roosevelt
Brown Line
Wash./Wabash
Green Line
Conservatory, Wash./Wabash, Pulaski, Roosevelt
Orange Line
Wash./Wabash, Roosevelt
Pink Line
Wash./Wabash
Purple Line Exp
Wash./Wabash
All elevator alerts: Current or Upcoming
See also: complete system status