Mobility Bot

On the Brown, Orange and Purple lines we’re shortening the length of trains on some weekends where ridership is lower. Standard service frequency and operational hours will not be changed.

• When shorter trains are in place on these lines, 4-car lengths will run from Saturday morning at 3:30am through Monday morning at 3:30am.
• Longer trains will continue to run when high ridership is expected, or when there are major events or construction that may impact ridership. 

These changes allow us to provide more efficient and reliable service by reducing wear and tear on train cars, enhancing safety and security and having cleaner railcars.

In general, look for signs overhead on platforms for your route that say “Board here” to ensure you’re waiting on a part of the platform where trains always stop.

Note:

• Blue Line trains are not affected by this alert. Blue Line trains will run at full length (8 cars) throughout the summer.
• Brown Line trains will run at full length, eight (8) cars, on weekends when higher ridership is expected to address potential crowding.

How does this affect my trip?
Effective, Monday, January 5, 2026, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station will temporarily close.

Please use the accessible Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash stations, located within a few blocks of the State/Lake station. To transfer between the Red Line at Lake station and the Loop ‘L’ lines, use Washington/Wabash.

Why is service being changed?
The new State/Lake elevated station is scheduled to open in 2029. It will replace one of the oldest stations on the CTA rail system with a modern facility designed to improve safety, accessibility, and comfort for all riders.

The Brown Line platform elevator at Washington/Wells 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.