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CTA ‘L’ (Train) System Alerts

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Alerts by route

Blue Line

Racine Station Loomis Entrance Reopens
Special Note
The Racine Blue Line station’s auxiliary entrance/exit at Loomis will reopen Mon, Oct 5.
Mon, Oct 5 2026 4:00 AM to TBD

Brown Line

State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure
Special Note
Predictions Disabled Affects Train Tracker estimations (What's this?)
Effective, now, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station is closed for reconstruction into 2029. Please use adjacent stations at Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash.
Mon, Jan 5 2026 to TBD

Green Line

Normal Pink and Green line services restored
Special Note
Pink/Green lines: Work by the Chicago Dept of Transport on Lake Street Bridge has completed; normal service resumes
Thu, Oct 29 2026 3:00 AM to TBD

State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure
Special Note
Predictions Disabled Affects Train Tracker estimations (What's this?)
Effective, now, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station is closed for reconstruction into 2029. Please use adjacent stations at Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash.
Mon, Jan 5 2026 to TBD

Orange Line

State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure
Special Note
Predictions Disabled Affects Train Tracker estimations (What's this?)
Effective, now, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station is closed for reconstruction into 2029. Please use adjacent stations at Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash.
Mon, Jan 5 2026 to TBD

Purple Line

State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure
Special Note
Predictions Disabled Affects Train Tracker estimations (What's this?)
Effective, now, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station is closed for reconstruction into 2029. Please use adjacent stations at Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash.
Mon, Jan 5 2026 to TBD

Pink Line

Normal Pink and Green line services restored
Special Note
Pink/Green lines: Work by the Chicago Dept of Transport on Lake Street Bridge has completed; normal service resumes
Thu, Oct 29 2026 3:00 AM to TBD

State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure
Special Note
Predictions Disabled Affects Train Tracker estimations (What's this?)
Effective, now, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station is closed for reconstruction into 2029. Please use adjacent stations at Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash.
Mon, Jan 5 2026 to TBD

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‘L’ route status
Red Line
Normal Service
Blue Line
Special Note
Brown Line
Normal Service
Green Line
Special Note
Orange Line
Normal Service
Pink Line
Special Note
Purple Line
Normal Service
Yellow Line
Normal Service
All ‘L’ alerts: Current or Upcoming
Bus routes w/alerts
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N5
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J14
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29
36
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47
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X49
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60
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66
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92
93
96
120
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125
146
148
151
152
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192
All bus alerts: Current or Upcoming
Elevator alerts
Brown Line
Chicago, Clark/Lake, Wash./Wabash
Green Line
Clark/Lake, Wash./Wabash
Purple Line
Chicago
All elevator alerts: Current or Upcoming
See also: complete system status