People exiting a Red Line train

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The Red Line provides 24-hour train service between Howard on the North Side and 95th/Dan Ryan on the South Side via subway through downtown Chicago.

This page contains

 

Hours of operation

 

Weekdays

Sat.

Sun./Hol.

Between Howard and 95th/Dan Ryan (via downtown subway)
Howard to 95th

 32x32_owlsvc Service at all times, every day

95th to Howard

Detailed service information

Route-wide schedule brochure (pdf)route diagram & station info

 

Service alerts

Current alerts 1
State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure
Planned Work

Effective, now, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station is closed for reconstruction into 2029. Please use adjacent stations at Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash.

Accessibility Alerts 2
Elevator at Lake (Washington/Randolph Entrance) Temporarily Out-of-Service
Elevator Status

The elevator to/from platform at Lake (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service due an electrical issue.

Elevator at 87th Temporarily Out-of-Service
Elevator Status

The elevator at 87th (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service due to elevator upgrades.

Upcoming alerts 1

 RSS Feed: Red Line Alerts

 

Route Diagram and Guide

with stations and station timetables

This diagram represents the order of stations along the route (not geography).

Red Line Transfer Stop

HowardAccessible station

Transfer to Purple Line Express (rush hours only)Transfer to Yellow Line

Red Line Stop

Jarvis

Red Line Stop

Morse

Red Line Stop

LoyolaAccessible station

Red Line Stop

GranvilleAccessible station

Red Line Stop

Thorndale

Red Line Stop

Bryn MawrAccessible station

Red Line Stop

BerwynAccessible station

Red Line Stop

ArgyleAccessible station

Red Line Stop

LawrenceAccessible station

Red Line Transfer Stop

WilsonAccessible station

Transfer to Purple Line Express (rush hours only)

Red Line Stop

Sheridan

Red Line Stop

AddisonAccessible station

Red Line Transfer Stop

BelmontAccessible station

Transfer to Brown LineTransfer to Purple Line Express (rush hours only)

Red Line Transfer Stop

FullertonAccessible station

Transfer to Brown LineTransfer to Purple Line Express (rush hours only)

Red Line Stop

North/Clybourn

Red Line Stop

Clark/DivisionAccessible station

Red Line Stop

ChicagoAccessible station

Red Line Stop

GrandAccessible station

Red Line Transfer Stop

LakeAccessible station

Transfer to Brown Line (farecard required)Transfer to Green Line (farecard required)Transfer to Orange Line (farecard required)Transfer to Pink Line (farecard required)Transfer to Purple Line Express (rush only, farecard required)Transfer Blue Line (farecard required)

Red Line Stop

Monroe

Red Line Transfer Stop

JacksonAccessible station

Transfer to Blue LineTransfer to Brown Line (farecard required)Transfer to Orange Line (farecard required)Transfer to Pink Line (farecard required)Transfer to Purple Line Express (rush only, farecard required)

Red Line Stop

Harrison

Red Line Transfer Stop

RooseveltAccessible station

Transfer to Orange LineTransfer to Green Line

Transfer Stop

Cermak-ChinatownAccessible station

Transfer Stop

Sox-35thAccessible station

Connection to Metra Rock Island District 35th Lou Jones Station

Transfer Stop

47thAccessible station

Transfer Stop

GarfieldAccessible station

Transfer Stop

63rdAccessible station

Transfer Stop

69thAccessible station

Transfer Stop

79thAccessible station

Transfer Stop

87thAccessible station

Transfer Stop

95th/Dan RyanAccessible station

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