Purple 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 Davis Temporarily Out-of-Service
The Howard- and Loop-bound platform elevator at Davis (Purple Line) is temporarily out-of-service due to vandalism.
The elevator is currently estimated to return to service on Saturday January 10, 2026. (Note: date subject to change).
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 Orange, Pink and Purple Line platform elevator at H. W. Library is temporarily out-of-service.
The elevator is currently estimated to return to service on Monday January 5. 2025 (Note: date subject to change).
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.
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
There are no recently resolved service alerts for this route.
Stations Served
This route stops at Adams/Wabash, Armitage, Belmont, Central-Purple, Chicago-Brown, Clark/Lake (Elevated), Davis, Dempster, Diversey, Foster, Fullerton, Harold Washington Library, Howard, LaSalle/Van Buren, Linden, Main, Merchandise Mart, Noyes, Quincy, Sedgwick, South Boulevard, State/Lake, Washington/Wabash, Washington/Wells, Wellington, Wilson-North Outer and Wilson-South Outer.
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