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Weekday Service Changes – Essential Updates for CTA Riders

May 20, 2024

    Blue Line Boarding Changes and Delays (May 20 – 23)

    • Time: Monday to Thursday, nightly from 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM the following day
    • Impact on Your Trip:
      • At the Grand, Chicago, and Division stations, please board and exit all trains on the Forest Park-bound side of the platform.
      • Trains traveling in both directions will operate on the same track between Clark/Lake and Damen, resulting in minor delays.
      • Please allocate additional travel time to account for these changes.
    • Reason for Service Changes: We are conducting essential track maintenance to guarantee the continued safe operation of trains along the Blue Line.

    Bus Reroutes and Stop Relocations
    The following bus reroutes are either short-term changes effective during this week or long-term reroutes commencing this weekend. For a comprehensive list of ongoing bus reroutes, please visit the Bus Alerts page on our website.#22 Clark Temporary Reroute (Monday, May 20)

    • Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM or until completion
    • Impact on Your Trip: Southbound #22 Clark buses will operate via Clark, Pratt, Ridge, and Devon before resuming their regular route on Clark. Northbound buses are unaffected.

    #26 South Shore Express / #71 71st/South Shore Temporary Reroute (May 21 – 22)

    • Time: Tuesday, 8:00 AM to Wednesday, 5:00 PM or until completion
    • Impact on Your Trip: Both #26 South Shore Express and #71 71st/South Shore buses will operate in both directions via Commercial, Exchange, 79th, and South Shore Drive.

    #50 Damen Temporary Reroute (May 20 – 24)

    • Time: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily or until completion
    • Impact on Your Trip: #50 Damen buses will operate in both directions via Damen, Madison, Western, Grand, and Damen.

    #65 Grand Temporary Reroute (May 24 – 26)

    • Time: Friday, 8:00 AM to Sunday, 8:00 PM or until completion
    • Impact on Your Trip: #65 Grand buses will operate in both directions via Grand, Chicago, Orleans, and Grand.

    #76 Diversey Logan Square Blue Line Bus Terminal Temporary Closure (Fri, May 24 to summer 2025)

    • Impact on Your Trip:
      • The #76 Diversey bus terminal at the Logan Square Blue Line station will be temporarily closed.
      • A temporary consolidated bus stop located southbound on Kedzie at Milwaukee, just outside the Blue Line subway entry/exit stairs, will service both eastbound and westbound #76 buses. Please pay attention to announcements and destination signs on buses prior to boarding.
      • #76 Diversey buses will operate in both directions via Diversey, Kedzie, Logan, Kedzie, and Diversey.
    • Reason for Service Changes: The temporary closure is necessary to facilitate ongoing construction work at the Logan Square station.

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