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Red Line Subway Trains to Temporarily Reroute to Elevated Tracks November 17 through November 19

November 15, 2006
11/15/06

North and southbound Red Line trains will alternately be rerouted from the subway to the elevated tracks throughout the weekend. The reroutes are necessary due to planned construction work. Customers are asked to allow extra travel time. The temporary reroutes will take place in two phases:

Northbound Red Line Service
From 8 p.m. on Friday, November 17 until 10 a.m. Saturday, November 18

Northbound Red Line trains will operate along the regular route from the 95th/Dan Ryan station to the Cermak-Chinatown station. From Roosevelt to Fullerton, northbound Red Line trains will operate on the elevated tracks.

Northbound Red Line trains will stop at the following elevated stations: Roosevelt, Adams, Madison, Randolph, State/Lake, Clark/Lake and Merchandise Mart. Please note, the Merchandise Mart station is available as an exit only from 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. From the Merchandise Mart station, northbound Red Line trains will continue to Fullerton where they will resume normal northbound service to Howard.

Northbound Red Line trains will not serve the Harrison, Jackson, Monroe, Lake, Grand, Chicago, Clark/Division and North/Clybourn subway stations during these hours. In the Loop, elevated stations are in close proximity to subway stations allowing northbound Red Line customers service options comparable to subway stations during these hours.

Northbound Red Line customers who want to exit at North/Clybourn or Clark/Division Red Line stations should travel to Fullerton station and board a southbound Red Line train to ride back.

Southbound Red Line service will not be affected during these hours. Northbound Red Line trains will resume normal service at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 18.

Southbound Red Line Service
From 11 p.m. Saturday, November 18 until 1 p.m. Sunday, November 19

Southbound Red Line trains will operate along the regular route from Howard station to Fullerton station. From Fullerton to Roosevelt, southbound Red Line trains will operate on the elevated tracks.

Southbound Red Line trains will stop at the following elevated stations: Merchandise Mart, Clark/Lake, State/Lake, Randolph, Madison, Adams and Roosevelt. Please note, the Merchandise Mart station is available as an exit only from 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. From Roosevelt station, southbound Red Line trains will continue to the Cermak-Chinatown station where they will resume normal southbound service to the 95th/Dan Ryan station.

Southbound Red Line trains will not serve the North/Clybourn, Clark/Division, Chicago, Grand, Lake, Monroe, Jackson and Harrison stations during these hours. In the Loop, elevated stations are in close proximity to subway stations allowing southbound Red Line customers service options comparable to subway stations during these hours.

Southbound Red Line customers who may want to exit at any of the affected stations can board a northbound Red Line train at Roosevelt and ride back.

Northbound Red Line service will not be affected during these hours. Southbound Red Line trains will resume normal service at 1 p.m. Sunday, November 19.

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