Photo: Track work at Kimball

Weekday service changes


Sep 16 - 20

 

Rail Lines

 

BROWN LINE


12 noon, Sat, Sep 7 to Fri, Sep 20 or completion

Kimball-bound Trains Bypass Western Station

How does this affect my trip?
Kimball-bound trains will not stop at the Western Brown Line station.

• For Kimball-bound service from this station, take a Loop-bound train to Damen  and transfer to a Kimball-bound train.

• For Kimball-bound service to this station, take a Kimball-bound train to Rockwell and transfer to a Loop-bound train.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?
We are making improvements at the Western Brown Line station.

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BLUE LINE


Sep 19 – 20
11pm Thu to 4am Fri

Boarding Change, Delays Between California and Belmont 

How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the Forest Park-bound side of the platform at the Logan Square station.

Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between California and Belmont, 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.

 

PURPLE LINE

 

Sep 16 – 19
Mon to Thu, nightly
10pm to 4am next day

Boarding Change, Delays Between Central and Davis

How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the Linden-bound side of the platform at the Noyes and Foster stations.

Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Central and Davis, resulting in minor delays.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?
We are performing track maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely along the Purple 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.

Temporary Reroute
#2 Hyde Park Express
#6 Jackson Park Express
#29 State
#36 Broadway
#62 Archer
#146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express

 

Wed, Sep 4 to Fri, Nov 15 or completion
9am to 3pm, daily

How does this affect my trip?
During a daily street closure (9am to 3pm, daily) on State between Lake and Randolph, #2 Hyde Park Express
#6 Jackson Park Express#29 State#36 Broadway#62 Archer and #146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express buses will not serve the bus stops located on the northwest and southeast corners at State/Lake. Buses will be rerouted in the area.

9am to 3pm, daily, board buses as follows:

  • #2 Hyde Park Express
    Board southbound buses at Wacker/State
    Board northbound buses at State/Randolph
     
  • #6 Jackson Park Express
    Board southbound buses at Wacker/State
     
  • #29 State
    Board southbound buses at State/Wacker
    Board northbound buses at State/Randolph
     
  • #36 Broadway and #62 Archer
    Board southbound buses at State/Wacker
     
  • #146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express 
    Board southbound buses at Michigan/Wacker
    Board northbound buses at State/Randolph

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?
Service is affected due to street construction on State between Lake and Randolph.
 

Temporary Reroute
#26 South Shore Express
#30 South Chicago


Sep 10 – 16
9am Tue to 5pm Mon

How does this affect my trip?
Buses will operate in both directions via Ewing, Indianapolis, Avenue L and Ewing. 

Allow extra travel time. 

Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to construction on Ewing at 100th. 
 

#52A South Kedzie Temporary Reroute

Sep 12 – 16
11am Thu to 5pm Mon

How does this affect my trip?
Southbound buses will operate via Kedzie, 119th, and Pulaski, ending their trips at the Pulaski/115th Street bus terminal. 

Northbound buses are not affected.

Allow extra travel time. 

Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to construction on 115th/Homan. 

 

#68 Northwest Highway Temporary Reroute

Wed, Sep 18
3pm to 10pm or completion

How does this affect my trip?
Northbound
buses will operate via Northwest Highway, Harlem, Touhy, Washington, and Northwest Highway, then resume their normal route on Washington.

Southbound buses will operate via Touhy, and Harlem, then resume their normal route on Northwest Highway.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to Pack The Highway.
 

#76 Diversey Bus Stop Changes

Effective Tue, Sep 17

How does this affect my trip?
The following #76 Diversey bus stops are changed:

  • The eastbound bus stop on the southeast corner on Diversey at Kimball/Milwaukee will be eliminated. The eastbound bus stop on the southeast corner at Milwaukee and Diversey/Kimball will be reinstated.
  • The eastbound bus stop on the southeast corner on Diversey at Spaulding will be eliminated. The eastbound bus stop on the southwest corner at Milwaukee and Spaulding will be reinstated.
  • The eastbound bus stop on the southwest corner at Milwaukee and Sawyer will be reinstated.    
  • The eastbound bus stop on the west side of Kedzie at Milwaukee will be eliminated. A new eastbound bus stop will be added on the east side of Kedzie at Milwaukee.
  • The westbound bus stop on the west side of Kedzie at Milwaukee will be eliminated. A new westbound bus stop will be added on the east side of Kedzie at Milwaukee.  
  • A new westbound bus stop will be added on the northwest corner at Kedzie and Milwaukee.  

Why is service being changed?
The bus stop changes are due to ongoing CDOT construction at Milwaukee/Kedzie.

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Kedzie_and_Milwaukee

 

#124 Navy Pier Temporary Reroute

Tue, Sep 17
9:30am to 2:30pm or completion

How does this affect my trip?
Westbound
buses will operate via Grand, Fairbanks, and Ontario, then resume their normal route on Michigan.

Eastbound buses will operate via Michigan, Ohio, and Fairbanks, then resume their normal route on Illinois.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to maintenance on the Columbus Drive Bridge over the Chicago River.

 

 

 


Note:

Customer alerts listed here are based on the latest information known as of the time of publishing. This information is subject to change without notice. While we work to provide information as accurate and reliable as possible, changes, additions, and cancellations are sometimes necessary.

For the latest information, including any changes to the information above or information about unplanned events that affect service, please check the Alerts section of the CTA website or see information pertaining to your route in our System Guide.

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