Feb 7 - 10
Rail Lines
BLUE LINE
Sat, Feb 8
6am to 4pm
Boarding Change, Delays Between Division and California
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the Forest Park-bound platform at the Damen and Western (O'Hare branch) stations.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Division and California, 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 Blue Line.
PURPLE LINE
Effective 4am, Mon, Feb 3
Linden-bound Purple Line Trains Resume Normal Boarding at Belmont
How does this affect my trip?
Linden-bound Purple Line Express trains will resume stopping on their normal track at Belmont station. Board/exit trains toward Linden on the outer track of the Howard-, Linden- and Kimball-bound platform.
Howard-bound Red Line and Kimball-bound Brown Line trains are not affected.
Why is service being changed?
Linden-bound Purple Line Express trains resume stopping on their normal track at Belmont station due to the reopening of the two east tracks between Belmont and Addison stations following reconstruction as part of the Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) project.
Map
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.
CTA Service to the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place
The #3 King Drive and #21 Cermak routes provide direct access to McCormick Place and operate during all hours of the Chicago Auto Show.
CTA Auto Show Shuttle (Between Downtown Metra Stations and McCormick Place)
Special Auto Show buses will operate between the Ogilvie Transportation Center/Union Station and McCormick Place. These buses will have either “To Auto Show McCormick Place” or “Metra Stations/Via Downtown” in their destination signs. The charge for the bus is a regular $2.25 bus fare.
Ventra readers can accept contactless payments directly from mobile devices. You can pay a contactless Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) fare by touching your phone with Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay—or any contactless bankcard with the contactless symbol—to any Ventra reader.
The Auto Show Shuttle will run 12 to 20 minutes during the following spans each day:
- Saturday, Feb. 8, and Monday, February 10 to Sunday, Feb. 16, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Sunday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Monday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Board the Auto Show Shuttle in the following locations:
Ogilvie Transportation Center: on southbound Clinton at Madison (Stop L)
Union Station: on southbound Clinton at Quincy, or eastbound Jackson Boulevard and Canal Street (Stop A)
LaSalle Street Station: on eastbound Jackson Boulevard and Financial Place (Stop B)
Museum Campus/11th St. Station: on southbound Columbus at 11th Street McCormick Place: at Gate #26
#30 South Chicago Temporary Reroute
9am, Tue, Feb 4 until further notice
How does this affect my trip?
Southbound buses will operate via Avenue O, and 135th, then resume their normal route on Baltimore.
Northbound buses will begin their trips at Baltimore/Brainard, operate via Baltimore, Brainard, Brandon, and 135th, then resume their normal route on Avenue O.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to construction on Brainard at Brandon.
#36 Broadway Temporary Reroute
Sat, Feb 8
9am to 3pm or completion
How does this affect my trip?
Buses will operate in both directions via Broadway, Foster, Clark, Lawrence, and Broadway.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to the Argyle Street Lunar New Year Parade.
#151 Sheridan Temporary Reroute
Sat, Feb 8
9am to 3pm or completion
How does this affect my trip?
Buses will operate in both directions via Sheridan, Foster, Marine, Lawrence, and Sheridan.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to the Argyle Street Lunar New Year Parade.