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.
The elevator is currently estimated to return to service on Friday January 9, 2026. (Note: date subject to change).
Crews are working to return this elevator to service as quickly as possible.
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.
Elevator at Wilson Temporarily Out-of-Service
The Howard- and- Linden - bound platform elevator at Wilson (Red, Purple Lines) 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 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.
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
Elevator at Diversey Temporarily Out-of-Service
The Loop- bound platform elevator at Diversey (Brown, Purple Lines) is temporarily out-of-service due to a mechanical issue.
The elevator is currently estimated to return to service on Friday January 9, 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 Diversey Temporarily Out-of-Service
The Loop- bound platform elevator at Diversey (Brown, Purple Lines) 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 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.
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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