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CTA ‘L’ (Train) System Alerts

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Alerts by route

Brown 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).
Sat, Jun 6 2026 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

Green Line

Harlem-bound Trains Bypass 43rd Station
Planned Work w/Station(s) Bypassed
Predictions Disabled Affects Train Tracker estimations (What's this?)
Harlem-bound trains will not stop at the 43rd Green Line station.
Mon, Jun 15 2026 4:00 AM to Mon, Jul 13 2026 4:00 AM

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

Austin Main Stationhouse Temporarily Closed, Use Mason Auxiliary Entrance
Special Note
Austin Green Line station's main stationhouse will be temporarily closed. Use temporary entrance one block east of the main stationhouse at Mason Street.
Mon, Jul 14 2025 to TBD

Orange 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).
Sat, Jun 6 2026 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

Purple 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).
Sat, Jun 6 2026 to TBD

Service for Weekday Cubs Games
Added Service
Loop-bd Purple Line Express trains will stop at Sheridan for all weekday Cubs night games; Linden-bd trains will stop at Sheridan for weekday Cubs day games.
Thu, Mar 26 2026 to Thu, Sep 24 2026

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

Yellow Line

Service for 2026 Cubs Night Games and Wrigley Field Concerts
Added Service
Additional svc from Howard will operate on the Yellow Line for Cubs night games and Wrigley Field concerts. Skokie-bound trains will operate until midnight.
Mon, Mar 30 2026 to Wed, Sep 23 2026

Pink 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

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Normal Service
Blue Line
Normal Service
Brown Line
Service Change
Green Line
Planned Work w/Station(s) Bypassed
Orange Line
Service Change
Pink Line
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Purple Line
Service Change
Yellow Line
Added Service
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Elevator alerts
Red Line
79th, 87th, Fullerton, Grand, Lake, Loyola
Brown Line
Fullerton, Wash./Wabash, Sedgwick, Western, Wellington
Green Line
King Drive, Wash./Wabash
Purple Line
Fullerton, Sedgwick, Wellington
All elevator alerts: Current or Upcoming
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