CTA weekend service changes
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CTA Weekend Service Changes - November 7 - November 9
The following information is the latest available at the time of posting.
Rail Lines
LOOP ELEVATED
Nov 7 - 10
10pm Fri to 4am Mon
Loop Elevated Reroute:
Lake and Wabash Closed
How does this affect my trip?
Brown, Green, Orange and Pink Line
trains will be rerouted as follows:
Brown Line: Trains will operate between Kimball and Library, then continue south as Orange Line trains.
Orange Line: Trains will operate between Midway and Washington/Wells, then continue north as Brown Line trains.
Green Line: Trains will operate between Harlem and 63rd via Wells and Van Buren.
Pink Line: Trains will operate between 54th/Cermak and Downtown, operating on the Loop via Wells and Van Buren to Library.
Customers may transfer between the Loop Elevated and Blue and Red Line subways at Library (Loop) and Jackson (Blue or Red lines) stations.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are making track improvements to
eliminate slow zones and improve rail service on the Lake and Wabash sides of
the Loop Elevated.
BLUE LINE
Nov 7 – 10
9pm Fri to 3am Mon
Bus Substitution Between
Harlem and Jefferson
Park Stations
How does this affect my trip?
Shuttle buses replace rail service
between Harlem and Jefferson Park.
Trains will operate between O’Hare and Harlem and between Jefferson Park, Downtown and Forest Park.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are making track improvements to
eliminate slow zones and improve rail service along the Blue Line.
Nov 7 – 8
11pm Fri to 7am Sat
Boarding Change, Delays
Between LaSalle and
Grand
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on Forest
Park-bound side of the platform at Jackson, Monroe, Washington and Clark/Lake
stations.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between LaSalle and Grand, resulting in minor delays.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are performing track maintenance
to ensure trains continue to operate safely along the Blue Line.
Read the continuation or info on more service changes for the Brown, Pink and Red lines, plus bus routes changes.
BLUE LINE (contd.)
Nov 8 - 9
10pm Sat to 7am Sun
Boarding Change, Delays
Between Grand and
LaSalle
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on
O’Hare-bound side of the platform at Clark/Lake, Washington, Monroe and Jackson
stations.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Grand and LaSalle, resulting in minor delays.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are performing track maintenance
to ensure trains continue to operate safely along the Blue Line.
BROWN LINE
Sun, Nov 9
6am to 4pm
Boarding Change, Delays Between
Addison and Southport
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the
Kimball-bound side of the platform at Addison and Southport stations.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Addison and Southport, resulting in minor delays.
Why is service being changed?
We are performing station
construction to modernize and expand stations along the Brown Line.
PINK LINE
Nov 8 – 9
1am Sat to 2am Sun
Boarding Change, Delays
Between 54th/Cermak
and Kostner Stations
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the
54th/Cermak-bound side of the platform at the Cicero station.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between 54th/Cermak and Kostner, 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 Pink Line.
Nov 9 – 10
2am Sun to 2am Mon
Boarding Change, Delays
Between Kostner and
54th/Cermak Stations
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the
Loop-bound side of the platform at the Cicero station.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Kostner and 54th/Cermak, 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 Pink Line.
RED LINE
Nov 7 – 8
11pm Fri to 6am Sat
Boarding Change, Delays
Between Cermak and
Roosevelt Stations
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the
95th-bound side of the platform at the Cermak-Chinatown station.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Cermak and Roosevelt, 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 Red Line.
Nov 7 – 8
11pm Fri to 4am Sat
95th-bound Trains Bypass
Berwyn Station
How does this affect my trip?
95th-bound trains will not stop at
Berwyn station.
For service from this station, take a Howard-bound train to Bryn Mawr and transfer to a 95th-bound train.
For service to this station, take a 95th-bound train to Argyle and transfer to a Howard-bound train.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are performing station
construction to improve Berwyn station.
Nov 9 – 10
10pm Sun to 4am Mon
Boarding Change, Delays
Between Garfield and 63rd
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the
95th-bound side of the platform at the Garfield station.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Garfield and 63rd stations, 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 Red Line.
Bus Routes
The bus reroutes listed below are short-term reroutes during this weekend or long-term reroutes beginning this weekend. For updated and ongoing long-term reroutes, please see the Bus Customer Alerts page.
Now Until Further Notice
#15 Jeffery Local Temporary
Reroute
How does this affect my trip?
Buses will operate via Hyde Park,
Woodlawn, 47th, Drexel and 51st Street.
Allow extra travel time.
I was under the impression that O'Hare to Jeff Park slow zone elimination was completed. Is the current work necessary because of the flooding and fire in September?
Posted by: Martha | November 07, 2008 at 09:16 AM
Looks like they're finally going to work on that slow zone south of the Irving Park Brown Line.
The slow zone map shows little slow zones near all the stations from Jefferson Park to Rosemont. I believe they said there was some special equipment or supplies they needed for those areas, so that might be what's going on now. I do wonder about the area between Rosemont and O'Hare, though, since that alert has been up for close to two months at this point.
I don't know why I pay so much attention to this stuff -- I always fly out of Midway.
Posted by: Adam Kotsko | November 07, 2008 at 10:38 AM