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Station information

Address:
100 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL 60606
Type of station:
Elevated
Bike parking:
Indoor bike parking available.
Notes:

Connections: Buses #37, #14, #20, #56, #60, #124, #157
Metra UP-N, UP-NW, and UP-W (at Ogilvie Transportation Center, three blocks west on Madison)

Free transfer is available between all 'L' routes serving this station.

Service alerts

Current alerts 6
Red Line and Purple Line Express Service Running with DelaysSignificant Delays

Purple and Red Line trains are running with delays after an earlier obstruction near Jarvis.

Brown Line Service Running with DelaysSignificant Delays

Brown Line trains are running with significant delays due to earlier train traffic/congestion near Kimball.

Service Between 54th/Cermak and Polk, then Racine (Blue Line) Stations, OnlyService Disruption / Major Delays

Pink Line trains operate from 54th to Polk only, then connect w/Blue Line at Racine for continuing service, due to signal outages near Ashland station.

Updated: Four-car trains return on select train lines on summer weekendsService 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).

Service for Weekday Cubs GamesAdded 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.

State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary ClosureSpecial Note

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 5
Western Kimball-bound Platform Elevator Out of ServiceElevator Status

The Kimball-bound platform elevator at Western Brown Line stn is temporarily out of service. It is being upgraded to ensure continued safe, accessible service.

The elevator at 35th/Archer Orange Line is temporarily out-of-service.Elevator Status

The elevator at 35th/Archer Orange Line is temporarily out-of-service.

Elevator at Irving Park Temporarily Out-of-ServiceElevator Status

The Loop-bound platform elevator at Irving Park (Brown Line) is temporarily out-of-service.

Elevator at Southport Temporarily Out-of-ServiceElevator Status

The Loop-bound platform elevator at Southport Brown Line is temporarily out-of-service.

Elevator at Washington/Wells Temporarily Out-of-ServiceElevator Status

The Brown Line platform elevator at Washington/Wells is temporarily out-of-service.

Upcoming alerts 1
Western Station Temporary ClosurePlanned Work

The Western Brown Line station will be temporarily closed. Use the nearby Rockwell station. Bus shuttle will operate between the Western and Damen stations.

Estimated arrivals

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