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Halsted & 79th Street Terminal

88A

1 service alert Stop #17472

Next buses

8 To 79th

  • 879thScheduled4 min2:24 PM
  • 879thScheduled13 min2:32 PM
  • 879thScheduled21 min2:41 PM
  • 879thScheduled30 min2:50 PM

8A To 79th Red Line

  • 8A79th Red LineScheduled5 min2:24 PM
  • 8A79th Red LineScheduled19 min2:38 PM
  • 8A79th Red LineScheduled34 min2:53 PM
  • 8A79th Red LineScheduled46 min3:05 PM

“Scheduled” times come from published timetables; “Live” appears only when real-time data is available for a trip. Updated 2:19 PM CT; refreshes every 30 seconds.

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NowPlanned Reroute8Temporary Reroute

How does this affect my trip?

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

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?

Buses are rerouted due to CDOT Construction at Chicago/Halsted.

This alert on transitchicago.com

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

First & last buses (scheduled)

Route & directionWeekdaySatSun
8A to 79th Red Line 6:22 AM –
12:47 AM
6:24 AM –
12:47 AM
6:23 AM –
12:40 AM

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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  • Halsted St & 78th St
    1 bike (0 e-bikes) · 13 open docks
    0.2 mi

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