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.

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Hours of operation:

 

Weekdays

Saturday

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

4:00a-1:30a

4:00a-1:30a

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

4:40a-2:10a

4:40a-2:10a

5:40a-1:40a

 

Timetables

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

 

Service alerts

Current alerts 2
Purple LineBrown LineOrange Line
Updated: Four-car trains return on select train lines on summer weekends
Service Change

Brown/Orange/Purple line trains will be reduced to 4-car lengths on weekends without major events or construction (3:30a Sat to 3:30a Mon).

Purple LinePink LineGreen LineBrown LineOrange Line
State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure
Special Note

Effective, now, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station is closed for reconstruction into 2029. Please use adjacent stations at Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash.

Accessibility Alerts 2
WesternBrown Line
Western Kimball-bound Platform Elevator Out of Service
Elevator Status

The Kimball-bound platform elevator at Western Brown Line stn is temporarily out of service. It is being upgraded to ensure continued safe, accessible service.

FullertonRed LinePurple LineBrown Line
Elevator at Fullerton Temporarily Out-of-Service
Elevator Status

The Howard-bound, Kimball-bound and Linden-bound platform elevator at Fullerton (Red, Brown, Purple Lines) is temporarily out-of-service.

Upcoming alerts 1

 RSS Feed: Brown Line Alerts

 

Route Diagram and Guide

with stations and station timetables

Tip: Click/tap a station name for details on that station and to find detailed timetables for your stop

Note: 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
Closed stop

State/Lake

Station temporarily closed
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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‘L’ route status
Red Line
Normal Service
Blue Line
Normal Service
Brown Line
Service Change
Green Line
Normal Service
Orange Line
Service Change
Pink Line
Normal Service
Purple Line
Service Change
Yellow Line
Added Service
All ‘L’ alerts: Current or Upcoming
Bus routes w/alerts
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All bus alerts: Current or Upcoming
Elevator alerts
Red Line
87th, Fullerton, Grand, Lake, Loyola, Roosevelt, Wilson
Blue Line
Cumberland
Brown Line
Fullerton, Western
Green Line
California, Conservatory, King Drive, Roosevelt, Cermak-McCmk. Pl
Orange Line
Ashland, Roosevelt
Purple Line
Fullerton, Wilson
All elevator alerts: Current or Upcoming
See also: complete system status