CTA’s trains and buses are the best and most affordable ways to get to various sporting events, concerts, and more activities across the city; Upcoming work to temporarily impact the Pink, Yellow, Red and Orange lines
CTA makes getting to school, work, appointments and other destinations across town easier than ever. With the new fall rail schedule now in effect, CTA is back to providing pre-pandemic levels of rail service. When bundled with the purchase of an unlimited rides pass, either the 1-Day ($5) – far more economical and convenient than the price of gas and parking - or the 3-Day ($15) pass – a real budget-saving move – its only makes “cents” to take public transit.
Service for Upcoming Events
United Center events
- Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Chicago Bulls – Thu. 11/7 at 7 p.m.
- Sebastian Maniscalco – Fri. 11/8 at 7:30 p.m. and Sat. 11/9 at 7 p.m.
- Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks – Sun. 11/10 at 6 p.m.
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls – Mon. 11/11 at 7 p.m.
- Billie Eilish – Wed. 11/13 and Thu. 11/14 at 7 p.m.
Service:
- Rail: Take the Green Line and exit at the new Damen station or exit at the Ashland station from either a Green or Pink Line train
- Bus: Get to and from the following events via the #20 Madison and #50 Damen bus routes. Customers can also take the #19 United Center Express route post event.
Soldier Field
Service on the #128 Soldier Field Express and #146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express routes
- New England Patriots vs. Chicago Bears – Sun. 11/10 at 12 p.m.
Weekend Work to Temporarily Impact Pink Line Service
- Mon. 11/11 through Fri 11/15: From 10 p.m. each night until 4 a.m. the following morning, rail service on the Pink Line will operate between 54th/Cermak and Polk, then to Racine Blue Line for connecting Blue Line train service to/from downtown. (More details)
- For service to downtown from Pink Line stations between 54th/Cermak and Polk, take a Pink Line train toward the Loop and stay on board until the train reaches Racine on the Blue Line, where you can transfer to continuing Blue Line service into downtown.
- For service from downtown to Pink Line stations between Polk and 54th/Cermak, take a Blue Line train toward Forest Park to Racine and transfer to a Pink Line train toward 54th/Cermak.
- For service to/from Ashland, Morgan or Clinton stations, use Blue Line service between Racine and Clark/Lake, and Green Line service.
- Connecting service between the Pink Line and Ashland station is also available via the #9 Ashland bus – use Polk Pink Line station and walk 1-1/2 blocks between the station and Ashland Ave (transfer charge applies).
- These service changes are due to traction power upgrades to allow trains to operate more efficiently along the Green and Pink lines.
Weekend Work to Temporarily Impact Yellow Line Service
- Between 6 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Sat. 11/9 and then again on Sun. 11/10, Yellow Line will be closed between Dempster and Howard.
- Shuttle bus service will be available for stations along the Yellow Line.
- Service changes are to allow crews to perform track maintenance work.
Red Line Service Impacted by Late Night Work Next Week
- 95th-bound Red Line subway trains will be rerouted to the elevated tracks between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown on the following dates:
- Riders at North/Clybourn, Clark/Division, Chicago and Grand stations:
- For 95th-bound service from these stations, take a Howard-bound train to Fullerton and transfer to a 95th-bound train.
- For 95th-bound service to these stations, take a 95th-bound train to State/Lake and transfer to a Howard-bound train in the Red Line subway.
- Rider in Downtown:
- Board/exit 95th-bound trains at any Lake or Wabash Loop elevated station.
- Riders at Roosevelt station:
- Board/exit 95th-bound trains on the Green/Orange lines elevated platform.
- This service change is due to maintenance work being done in the State Street subway.
Orange Line Trains Rerouted in Loop Wednesday Night
- Beginning 10 p.m. Wed 11/13 until 3:45 a.m. Thu. 11/14, all Orange Line trains will operate counterclockwise on the Outer Loop. (More details)
- Orange Line customers must board/exit from the Brown Line platform at all Loop stations.
- This service change is due to switch maintenance work.
Know before you go!
The CTA strongly recommends customers allow extra travel time and plan ahead by downloading the Ventra app, which allows you to manage your Ventra account, and also features a new trip planning tool powered by Google Maps.
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