Purple Line ‘L’
The Purple Line provides rapid transit train service between Linden (in Wilmette) and Howard (in Chicago) via Evanston. Additionally, during weekday rush-periods, express service continues to downtown Loop.
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Hours of operation:
Local (shuttle) service between Linden and Howard |
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Mon.-Thu.
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Friday |
Saturday
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Sunday/Holiday
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Linden to Howard |
4:45a-1:30a
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4:50a-2:10a |
5:30a-2:15a
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6:30a-1:45a
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Howard to Linden |
4:25a-1:10a
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4:30a-1:50a |
5:05a-1:50a
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6:05a-1:20a
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Express service between Linden and Downtown (via Loop 'L') |
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Monday-Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday/Holiday |
Linden to Loop 'L' |
5:00a-9:15a
2:10p-6:25p
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Loop 'L' to Linden |
5:55a-10:10a
3:00p-7:15p
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Timetables


Boarding Change at Wilson Special Note
West platform at Wilson is temporarily closed. Board/exit all trains on the east platform.
Boarding Change at Belmont Service Change
Board/exit Loop-bound Purple Line Express trains on the Red Line side of the 95th- and Loop-bound platform at the Belmont station.
Boarding Change at Belmont Service Change
At Belmont station, Kimball-bound Brown Line trains resume stopping on outer track; Linden-bound Purple Line Exp trains continue to board/exit on inner track.
Elevator at Belmont Temporarily Out-of-Service Elevator Status
The Howard-, Kimball- and Linden-bound platform elevator at Belmont (Red, Brown, Purple Lines) is temporarily out-of-service.
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Route diagram
with stations and station timetables
This diagram represents the order of stations along the route (not geography).