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Bus stop

Milwaukee & Central Park

56

Stop #15215

Next buses

56 To Washington/Canal

  • 56Washington/CanalScheduled6 min2:24 PM
  • 56Washington/CanalScheduled16 min2:34 PM

56 To Washington/Michigan

  • 56Washington/MichiganScheduled1 min2:18 PM
  • 56Washington/MichiganScheduled13 min2:30 PM
  • 56Washington/MichiganScheduled24 min2:41 PM
  • 56Washington/MichiganScheduled35 min2:53 PM

“Scheduled” times come from published timetables; “Live” appears only when real-time data is available for a trip. Updated 2:17 PM CT; refreshes every 30 seconds.

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Service alerts

Planned work coming up

UpcomingPlanned Reroute56Temporary Reroute

Oct 25, 2026, 7:00 AM to Oct 25, 2026, 6:00 PM

How does this affect my trip?

Southbound buses will operate via Milwaukee, Kedzie, and Logan, then resume their normal route on Milwaukee.

Northbound buses are not affected.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?

Buses are rerouted due to the Farmers Market.

This alert on transitchicago.com

UpcomingPlanned Reroute56Temporary Reroute

Oct 25, 2026, 7:00 AM to Oct 25, 2026, 8:00 PM

How does this affect my trip?

Buses will operate in both directions via Milwaukee, Damen, Division, and Milwaukee.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?

Buses are rerouted due to the Meet Me on Milwaukee event..

This alert on transitchicago.com

UpcomingPlanned Reroute56Temporary Reroute

Oct 18, 2026, 7:00 AM to Oct 18, 2026, 6:00 PM

How does this affect my trip?

Southbound buses will operate via Milwaukee, Kedzie, and Logan, then resume their normal route on Milwaukee.

Northbound buses are not affected.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?

Buses are rerouted due to the Farmers Market.

This alert on transitchicago.com

Alerts as published by the CTA (English). Data may not be real time.

First & last buses (scheduled)

Route & directionWeekdaySatSun
56 to Washington/Michigan 4:35 AM –
9:58 PM
4:34 AM –
9:57 PM
4:33 AM –
9:55 PM

From the published schedule (reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 17, 2026, Oct 18, 2026). Holiday and late-night service may differ; trips after midnight are shown as early-morning times. Schedule data updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:56 AM CT.

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