Photo: Track work at Loop Junction

Weekend service changes

Jul 24 - 27

 

Rail Lines


Orange, Green, Pink and Brown Lines 


Jul 25 – 27
2am Sat to 3am Mon

Trains rerouted downtown: Stations along Lake and Wabash closed

Orange, Green, Pink and Brown line trains will be rerouted downtown for work on building a new State/Lake station.

Orange and Brown Lines: Trains will operate as one route between Kimball and Midway, via the Wells and Van Buren sides of the Loop, downtown.

Green Line: Trains will operate between Harlem/Lake and 63rd street terminals, but via Wells and Van Buren.

Pink Line: Trains will operate between 54th/Cermak and Clinton, only. For continuing service, transfer at Clinton to a Green Line train toward 63rd.

Loop 'L' and subways: To transfer between the Loop elevated and the subways, transfer at H.W. Library (Loop elevated lines) and Jackson (Blue or Red lines via subway).
 

Tip: Exit at Washington/Wells and board any bus at the Washington/LaSalle Loop Link station for service to Michigan Avenue, Millennium and Grant parks.

Map shows trains rerouted on the Loop Elevated

 

 

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. 

 

Special Event Reroute

Routes affected: #6, #10, #J14, #20, #22, #29, #36, #56, #60, #62, #124, #126, #130, #146, #151

Sat, Jul 25
6am to 1pm or completion

Due to the Disability Pride Parade, the CTA bus routes listed above that serve Dearborn between Washington and Van Buren will either be temporarily rerouted or end their trips short of their normal route.

 

Temporary Reroute

Routes affected: #6, #10, #29, #36, #62, #146, #148

Jul 24 – 27
11pm Fri to 6am Sat
1pm Sat to 5am Mon

Due to the Construction at State/Lake, the CTA bus routes listed above that serve State between Wacker and Randolph will be temporarily rerouted.

 

#56 Milwaukee Temporary Reroute

Sun, Jul 26
7am to 6pm or completion

How does this affect my trip?
Southbound 
buses will operate via Milwaukee, Kedzie, and Logan, then resume their normal route on Milwaukee.

Northbound buses are not affected. 

Allow extra travel time. 

Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to the Farmers Market. 

 

#70 Division Temporary Reroute

Sat, Jul 25
7:30am to 5pm or completion

How does this affect my trip?
Eastbound 
buses will operate via Division, Wells, and Oak, then resume their normal route on Dearborn.

Westbound buses will operate via Clark, Oak, and Wells, then resume their normal route on Division.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to the Division Street (Near North) Farmer’s Market.

System status snapshot
‘L’ route status
Red Line
Normal Service
Blue Line
Normal Service
Brown Line
Normal Service
Green Line
Normal Service
Orange Line
Normal Service
Pink Line
Normal Service
Bus routes w/alerts
Elevator alerts