Dec 13 - 16
Allstate CTA Holiday Train & Bus
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Chicago's most unique and beloved holiday tradition is here: The Allstate CTA Holiday Train & Bus. For schedules and additional details, please visit transitchicago.com/holiday.
Rail Lines
BROWN LINE
Dec 14 and 15
Sat and Sun
7am to 4pm, each day
Kimball-bound Trains Bypass Diversey Station; Boarding Change at Fullerton
How does this affect my trip?
Diversey Station: Kimball-bound Brown Line trains will not stop at Diversey station.
For Kimball-bound service to this station, take a Kimball-bound train to the Wellington station and transfer to a Loop-bound train back to Diversey.
For Kimball-bound service from this station, take a Loop-bound train to Fullerton and transfer to a Kimball-bound train.
Fullerton Station: Board Kimball-bound Brown Line trains on the Red Line side of the Howard- and Kimball-bound platform.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are performing track maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely along the Brown Line.
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BLUE LINE
Dec 13 – 16
10pm Fri to 12 noon Sat
4pm Sat to 4am Mon
Boarding Change, Delays Between Austin and Kedzie-Homan
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the Forest Park-bound side of the platform at the Cicero and Pulaski stations.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Austin and Kedzie-Homan, resulting in minor delays.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are performing maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely along the Blue Line.
Bus Routes
The bus reroutes listed below are short-term reroutes during this week or long-term reroutes beginning this weekend. For a full list of bus reroutes currently in place, please visit the Bus Alerts page.
#22 Clark Bus Stop Relocated/Combined
Effective 9am, Wed, Dec 11
How does this affect my trip?
The northbound bus stop on the northeast corner at Clark/Newport-Sheffield will be relocated, and combined with the former northbound stop at Clark/Roscoe.
The new, relocated northbound bus stop will be on the southeast corner at Clark/Newport-Sheffield.
How will this affect my trip?
The bus stop are being combined and relocated due to construction progress on the Red and Purple Modernization Project, completion of reconstruction of Clark Street, and to improve bus service.
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#84 Peterson Bus Stop Restoration
Effective 5am, Thu, Dec 12
How does this affect my trip?
The eastbound stop for the Red Line (stop ) at the southeast corner at Bryn Mawr/Winthrop will be restored to its previous location, a 1/2-block west, between the Red Line station entrance and southwest corner at Bryn Mawr/Winthrop.
Why is service being changed?
The bus stop is being restored due to completion of the reconstruction of the Bryn Mawr Avenue roadway and sidewalks near the Red Line as part of the Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Program.
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