12/22/04
The Chicago Transit Authority will continue its tradition of offering penny rides on New Year's Eve. Riding CTA buses and trains will cost only a penny from 8 p.m. New Year's Eve Friday, December 31, until 6 a.m. New Year's Day Saturday, January 1.
People celebrating New Year's Eve, whether as employees working at Navy Pier and other events or those out enjoying the holiday, can count on CTA to get them home safely and at later hours.
Additionally, several bus and rail routes will provide later service, making CTA an even more convenient, safe and affordable option for New Year's Eve revelers.
Bus Service
#6 Jackson Park Express buses will operate from downtown until 3 a.m. The last inbound trip will leave 79th and South Shore Drive to downtown at 2 a.m.
#29 State buses will operate from Navy Pier to 95th and Dan Ryan until 3 a.m. The last bus to Navy Pier will leave 95th at 11:30 p.m.
#65 Grand buses will operate from Navy Pier until 3 a.m. to Grand/Nordica. The last bus will leave Grand/Nordica at 1 a.m.
#66 Chicago buses operate from Navy Pier to Austin Avenue until 3 a.m. The last bus from Austin to Navy Pier will leave at 11:30 p.m. Regular Night Owl service will operate between State/Washington and Chicago/Pulaski.
#124 Navy Pier buses will operate until 1:30 a.m. from Navy Pier to the Randolph Street Station, the Ogilvie Transportation Center and Union Station. The last trip to Navy Pier from Union Station will be at 12:30 a.m.
#151 Sheridan buses will operate every 15 minutes until 6 a.m. in both directions from Union Station to Foster and Sheridan.
Rail Service
The last trip on all Brown, Orange and Green Line trains will leave downtown at 1:30 a.m.
Brown Line trains will operate between Belmont and Kimball until 2:25 a.m.
Purple and Yellow Line trains will operate until 2:20 a.m. from Howard to Linden and Dempster, respectively.
Blue Line trains on the Cermak (Douglas) branch will operate from downtown until 1:30 a.m.
Red Line trains and Forest Park-O'Hare Blue Line trains operate 24 hours daily.
Information about all CTA service will be available throughout the night New Year's Eve (normal hours are 5 a.m. until 1 a.m. seven days a week) by calling 836-7000 (all local area codes).
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