Orange Line
We do not have a detailed description for this route.
For more information, visit https://www.transitchicago.com/orangeline/.
Current Service Alerts
Elevator at Midway Temporarily Out-of-Service
The main platform elevator at Midway (Orange 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.
State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure
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.
Stations Served
This route stops at 35th/Archer, Adams/Wabash, Ashland-Orange, Clark/Lake (Elevated), Halsted-Orange, Harold Washington Library, Kedzie-Orange, LaSalle/Van Buren, Midway, Pulaski-Orange, Quincy, Roosevelt (Elevated), Washington/Wabash, Washington/Wells and Western-Orange.
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