CTA Rail Service Alerts

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9/8/16 12:38p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Red

Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays

Information: 95th-bound trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier sick passenger on a train at Cermak.
 

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9/10/16 10:33p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Blue

Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays(Station(s) Bypassed)

Information: Blue Line trains are not stopping at Jefferson Park station due to police activity.

Alternate Service: Passengers should consider using the #56 Milwaukee and #81 Lawrence buses as an alternative to Blue Line service. Shuttle Buses are available between Montrose and Harlem (O-Hare) to provide connecting service.

Media Source(s): ABC7 Reports are there is a police standoff with SWAT on scene

Service Interruption Update(1:19a) Service on the Blue Line has resumed at Jefferson Park after earlier police activity. Shuttle Bus service has been discontinued.

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9/10/16 11:20p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Red

Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays

Information:  95th-bound trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier door problem on a train at Jarvis.
 

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9/13/16 3:17p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Blue

Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays

Information: Forest Park-bound trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier sick passenger at Austin.

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9/13/16 11:47a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown, Green, Orange, Pink

Level Of Service Interruption: Major Delays

Information: Loop "L" Line trains are standing near Adams/Wabash due to fire department activity.

Service Interruption Update(11:52a): Service Disrupted on Loop "L" Lines due to Fire Dept. Activity. Reroutes occurring on the Wells & Van Buren sides of the Loop "L" Line.

Orange and Brown Lines: Trains are operating as one route, between Kimball and Midway, via Wells and Van Buren. 

Board Orange Line trains to Midway on what is normally the Brown Line side at stations along Wells and Van Buren. Also, board Brown Line trains to Kimball on what is normally the Orange Line side at these stations.

Green Line: Trains will operate between Harlem/Lake and 63rd Street terminals via Wells and Van Buren.

Board Green Line trains to Harlem/Lake on what is normally the Orange Line side at stations along Wells and Van Buren. Board Green Line trains toward 63rd on what is normally the Brown Line side at these stations.

Pink Line service has been temporarily suspended between Polk and the Loop due fire department activity near Adams/Wabash.

As a result, trains are operating in one section:

Between 54th/Cermak and Polk, and then to Racine (Blue Line), only, for direct connections to Blue Line train service to/from Downtown.

Using connecting Blue Line service:

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 on the same platform.

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 from the same platform.

Alternate Service: Other possible alternatives: #9 Ashland, #21 Cermak, #49 Western, #50 Damen, #52 Kedzie/California, #53 Pulaski, #54 Cicero, #60 Blue Island-26th, #82 Kimball-Homan, #94 South California and #157 Streeterville-Taylor buses, including in combination with other 'L' services, may also be good alternatives.

If you take a bus to/from the Pink Line, you may also be able to connect to the same bus from stations along the Blue Line's Forest Park branch or Green Line along Lake Street.

Service Interruption Update(12:27p): Service is resuming on normal routes of Loop "L" Lines with Major Delays occurring at this time due to earlier Fire Dept. Activity.

Media Source(s): Service was interrupted due to a gas leak in the Loop. ABC7

 

[Bridgeportbus]

Line affected: red

Disruption level :significant delays

Red line trains are standing at lake ; due to an unauthorized person on the tracks.

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9/20/16 4:05p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Blue

Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays

Information: O'Hare-bound trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier sick passenger at Jefferson Park.

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9/21/16 11:22a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown

Level Of Service Interruption: Service Disruption

Information: Brown Line service is experiencing delays due to a raised bridge at the Chicago River, downtown.

Some trains may be held or turned back before reaching the bridge in order to maintain service across the remainder of the route.

Alternate Service: Bus shuttle service is in place between Merchandise Mart and Clark/Lake. Listen for announcements and check train destination signs when boarding.

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9/24/16 11:07a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Green

Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays

Information: Green Line trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier bridge lift at the Chicago River.
 

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9/25/16 11:07a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Green

Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays

Information: Harlem/Lake-bound trains are standing at Ridgeland due to a sick passenger on a train.

[artthouwill]

I noticed this weekend that Pink Line trains were rerouted to the Racine Blue Line station.   What happened? 

[Sam92]

13 minutes ago, artthouwill said:

I noticed this weekend that Pink Line trains were rerouted to the Racine Blue Line station.   What happened? 

They decided to use that as a terminal during Washington/Wabash station instead of the usual end at Roosevelt

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9/26/16 12:26p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Red

Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays

Information: 95th-bound trains are operating with residual delays after earlier signal problems near Fullerton.

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9/26/16 3:30p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown

Level Of Service Interruption: Major Delays

Information: Service on the Brown Line is resuming with residual delays. Service was disrupted due to an earlier collision with a vehicle near Francisco.

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9/28/16 11:08a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Green, Pink

Level Of Service Interruption: Service Disrupted

Information: Green and Pink Line service is experiencing delays due to a raised bridge at the Chicago River, downtown.

Some trains may be held or turned back before reaching the bridge in order to maintain service across the remainder of the route.

Alternate Service: Bus shuttle service is in place between Clinton and Clark/Lake. Listen for announcements and check train destination signs when boarding.

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10/1/16 1:58p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Red

Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays

Information: 95th-Bound trains are operating with residual delays after earlier police activity near Addison.

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10/1/16 3:07p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Green, Pink

Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays

Information: Green and Pink Line trains are operating with residual delays after earlier signal problems near Ashland.

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10/2/16 11:25a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Pink

Level Of Service Interruption: Minor Delays/Station(s)Bypassed

Information: Pink Line trains are not stopping at California due to police activity.

Alternate Service: Shuttle buses are available for connecting service from Western to Kedzie for service between affected station. Passengers can also consider using the #94 California or #21 Cermak buses.

Media Source(s): Shooting reported near the California station. ABC7

 

[Busjack]

Again, another excursion into the morbid:  "Two shot, one fatally, near CTA Pink Line station."

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10/4/16 10:19a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown, Purple

Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays

Information: Loop-bound Brown and Purple Line Express trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier door problem on a train at Fullerton.
 

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10/4/16 9:01p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Blue

Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays

Information: O'Hare-bound trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier door problem at Damen.

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10/8/16 11:12a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Green, Pink

Level Of Service Interruption: Service Disrupted

Information: Green and Pink Line service is experiencing delays due to a raised bridge at the Chicago River, downtown. Some trains may be held or turned back before reaching the bridge in order to maintain service across the remainder of the route.

Alternate Service: Bus shuttle service is in place between Clinton and Clark/Lake. Listen for announcements and check train destination signs when boarding.

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10/10/16 3:09p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown, Green

Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays

Information: Brown and Harlem-bound Green Line trains are operating with residual delays after an earlier sick passenger near Randolph/Wabash.
 

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10/11/16 10:07p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Green, Orange

Level Of Service Interruption: Significant Delays

Information: Orange and Green Line trains are operating with residual delays after earlier signal problems near Roosevelt.
 

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10/12/16 11:52a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown

Level Of Service Interruption: Service Disrupted

Information: Brown Line service is experiencing delays due to a raised bridge at the Chicago River, downtown. Some trains may be held or turned back before reaching the bridge in order to maintain service across the remainder of the route. Listen for announcements and check train destination signs when boarding.