Brown Line
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Current Service Alerts
Elevator at Washington/Wabash Temporarily Out-of-Service
The Brown Line and Harlem-bound Green Line platform elevator at Washington/Wabash is temporarily out-of-service.
Our crews are working to assess the repair time for this elevator—this alert will be updated with additional information if/when we can estimate its return to service.
Crews are working to return this elevator to service as quickly as possible.
Elevator at Western Temporarily Out-of-Service
The Loop-bound platform elevator at Western (Brown Line) is temporarily out-of-service.
Our crews are working to assess the repair time for this elevator—this alert will be updated with additional information if/when we can estimate its return to service.
Crews are working to return this elevator to service as quickly as possible.
Learn more about the work we do to maintain, repair and upgrade elevators.
Elevator at H. W. Library Temporarily Out-of-Service
The Brown Line platform elevator at H.W. Library is temporarily out-of-service.
Our crews are working to assess the repair time for this elevator—this alert will be updated with additional information if/when we can estimate its return to service.
Crews are working to return this elevator to service as quickly as possible.
Learn more about the work we do to maintain, repair and upgrade elevators.
Western Loop-bound Platform Elevator Out of Service
How does this affect my trip?
The Loop-bound platform elevator at the Western station will be temporarily out of service.
Entry/exiting from the Western Loop-bound platform will be available by escalator (entry only) and stairs only.
For accessible boarding/exiting of Loop-bound Brown Line trains:
• For service from Western, take a Kimball-bound train to Rockwell station and transfer to a Loop-bound train.
• For service to Western, take a Loop-bound train to Damen station and transfer to a Kimball-bound train.
• Use the adjacent accessible Damen and Rockwell stations.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are upgrading the elevator at Western to ensure continued safe, accessible service.
The elevator is currently estimated to return to service on Monday, December 22, 2025. (Note: date subject to change).
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
There are no recently resolved service alerts for this route.
Stations Served
This route stops at Adams/Wabash, Addison-Brown, Armitage, Belmont, Chicago-Brown, Clark/Lake (Elevated), Damen-Brown, Diversey, Francisco, Fullerton, Harold Washington Library, Irving Park-Brown, Kedzie-Brown, Kimball, LaSalle/Van Buren, Merchandise Mart, Montrose-Brown, Paulina, Quincy, Rockwell, Sedgwick, Southport, State/Lake, Washington/Wabash, Washington/Wells, Wellington and Western-Brown.
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