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51 51 51st bus

47th Red Line Station – Kedzie Orange Line Station

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Stops

To Kedzie Orange Line Station (37 stops)
  1. 47th Red Line Station
  2. Wells & 47th Street
  3. Wells & 48th Place
  4. Wells & 50th Street
  5. 51st Street & Wells
  6. 51st Street & Princeton
  7. 601 W 51st Street
  8. 51st Street & Union
  9. 51st Street & Halsted
  10. 51st Street & Peoria
  11. 51st Street & Morgan
  12. 51st Street & Aberdeen
  13. 51st Street & Racine
  14. 51st Street & Throop
  15. 51st Street & Loomis
  16. 51st Street & Laflin
  17. 51st Street & Ashland
  18. 51st Street & Paulina
  19. 51st Street & Wood
  20. 51st Street & Wolcott
  21. 51st Street & Damen
  22. 51st Street & Hoyne
  23. 51st Street & Leavitt
  24. 51st Street & Oakley
  25. 51st Street & Western Boulevard
  26. 51st Street & Western Avenue
  27. 51st Street & Campbell
  28. 51st Street & Rockwell
  29. 51st Street & Washtenaw
  30. 51st Street & California
  31. 51st Street & Francisco
  32. 51st Street & Sacramento
  33. 51st Street & Albany
  34. 51st Street & Kedzie
  35. 5000 S Kedzie
  36. Kedzie Orange Line Station
  37. Kedzie Orange Line Station
To 47th Red Line Station (34 stops)
  1. Kedzie Orange Line Station
  2. 5000 S Kedzie
  3. 51st Street & Kedzie
  4. 51st Street & Albany
  5. 51st Street & Sacramento
  6. 51st Street & Francisco
  7. 51st Street & California
  8. 51st Street & Washtenaw
  9. 51st Street & Rockwell
  10. 51st Street & Campbell
  11. 51st Street & Western Avenue
  12. 51st Street & Western Boulevard
  13. 51st Street & Oakley
  14. 2135 W 51st Street
  15. 51st Street & Hoyne
  16. 51st Street & Damen
  17. 51st Street & Wolcott
  18. 51st Street & Wood
  19. 51st Street & Paulina
  20. 51st Street & Ashland
  21. 51st Street & Laflin
  22. 51st Street & Loomis
  23. 51st Street & Throop
  24. 51st Street & Racine
  25. 51st Street & Aberdeen
  26. 51st Street & Morgan
  27. 51st Street & Peoria
  28. 51st Street & Halsted
  29. 51st Street & Union
  30. 51st Street & Lowe
  31. 51st Street & Princeton
  32. 51st Street & Wells
  33. Wentworth & 51st Street
  34. 47th Red Line Station

Route map

Route shape from published schedule data; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequency & hours (scheduled)

To Kedzie Orange Line

WeekdaySatSun
First / last5:37 AM
8:30 PM
5:38 AM
8:30 PM
7:37 AM
8:30 PM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~18 minevery ~22 minevery ~40 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~18 minevery ~18 minevery ~17 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~18 minevery ~22 minevery ~22 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~120 minevery ~120 minevery ~120 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)———
Trips per day494540
End-to-end time23 min23 min22 min

To 47th Red Line

WeekdaySatSun
First / last6:00 AM
8:52 PM
6:00 AM
8:52 PM
8:00 AM
8:51 PM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~18 minevery ~24 minevery ~48 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~19 minevery ~17 minevery ~18 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~17 minevery ~22 minevery ~20 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~80 minevery ~80 minevery ~80 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)———
Trips per day494540
End-to-end time25 min22 min22 min

Average interval from the published schedule for reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 17, 2026, Oct 18, 2026; planned work and holidays can change service. “—” = fewer than two trips in that period. Schedule data updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:56 AM CT.

Fare

$2.25 per ride with a Ventra Card, a contactless bank card or a phone wallet, with up to two more rides within two hours; $2.50 in cash, with no transfers. See fares & Ventra.