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Service status

CTA service status

Alerts and planned work posted by the CTA, checked Oct 16, 2026, 9:32 AM CT. Data may not be real time.

Open a line to read the full text of its alerts. Jump to 'L' trains, buses, elevators or Metra.

'L' trains (4 active, 0 upcoming)

BlueBlue Line1 active
  • Now Special Note Racine Station Loomis Entrance Reopens

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BrownBrown Line1 active
  • Now Special Note State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure

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GreenGreen Line3 active
  • Now Planned Major Work CDOT replacing portions of Lake Street Bridge interrupting Green and Pink Line service between Clinton and Clark/Lake stations
  • Now Planned Work w/Station(s) Bypassed 63rd-bound Trains Bypass 43rd Station
  • Now Special Note State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure

Full alert text

OrangeOrange Line1 active
  • Now Special Note State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure

Full alert text

PinkPink Line2 active
  • Now Planned Major Work CDOT replacing portions of Lake Street Bridge interrupting Green and Pink Line service between Clinton and Clark/Lake stations
  • Now Special Note State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure

Full alert text

PurplePurple Line1 active
  • Now Special Note State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary Closure

Full alert text

No alerts posted RedYellow

“No alerts posted” means the CTA has not posted an alert for that line right now; it does not guarantee normal service.

Buses (36 active, 5 upcoming)

CTA bus routes with alerts 46 routes36 active5 upcoming

Open the list to read the bus alerts, or pick a route to see its alerts, stops and schedule.

Elevators (4 outage alerts)

Elevator outages by station

Metra

Metra does not publish an open service-alert feed that we can use without an access key, so Metra alerts are not shown on ChiTransit. Check current Metra alerts on metra.com before you travel.

Source: CTA Customer Alerts, shown as published in English. ChiTransit is an independent website and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra, Pace, the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA, formerly the RTA), Ventra or Lyft/Divvy. Transit data is obtained from public open data feeds and stored on our servers; it may not be real time and is provided as is.