'L' line
O'Hare – Forest Park
1 active alert 33 stations
Since Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 AM, until further notice
How does this affect my trip?
The Racine Blue Line station’s auxiliary entrance/exit at Loomis will reopen Mon, Oct 5. The entrance/exit features a new ADA-compliant ramp for entry.
Enter/exit the Racine station at either the Loomis entrance/exit or the main entrance/exit located two blocks east of Loomis on Racine.
Why is service being changed?
The work at the Racine station is part of the Blue Line Forest Park Branch Rebuild project.
Alerts as published by the CTA. Data may not be real time. All lines.
Route shape from published schedule data; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Weekday | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First / last | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Morning rush (6–10 AM) | every ~7 min | every ~10 min | every ~10 min |
| Midday (10 AM–4 PM) | every ~8 min | every ~9 min | every ~10 min |
| Evening rush (4–8 PM) | every ~6 min | every ~9 min | every ~10 min |
| Evening (8 PM–midnight) | every ~8 min | every ~9 min | every ~11 min |
| Late night (midnight–6 AM) | every ~14 min | every ~15 min | every ~16 min |
| Trips per day | 178 | 142 | 129 |
| End-to-end time | 1 hr 23 min | 1 hr 23 min | 1 hr 23 min |
| Weekday | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First / last | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Morning rush (6–10 AM) | every ~5 min | every ~9 min | every ~10 min |
| Midday (10 AM–4 PM) | every ~8 min | every ~9 min | every ~10 min |
| Evening rush (4–8 PM) | every ~7 min | every ~9 min | every ~10 min |
| Evening (8 PM–midnight) | every ~8 min | every ~10 min | every ~11 min |
| Late night (midnight–6 AM) | every ~14 min | every ~15 min | every ~16 min |
| Trips per day | 178 | 142 | 129 |
| End-to-end time | 1 hr 23 min | 1 hr 23 min | 1 hr 23 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, 5:55 AM CT.
$2.50 per ride with a Ventra Card, a contactless bank card or a phone wallet, with up to two more rides within two hours at no extra charge. Boarding at O'Hare costs $5. See fares & Ventra.