Service status
Alerts and planned work posted by the CTA, checked Oct 16, 2026, 10:32 AM CT. Data may not be real time.
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How does this affect my trip?
Effective, Monday, January 5, 2026, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station will temporarily close.
Please use the accessible Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash stations, located within a few blocks of the State/Lake station. To transfer between the Red Line at Lake station and the Loop ‘L’ lines, use Washington/Wabash.
Why is service being changed?
The new State/Lake elevated station is scheduled to open in 2029. It will replace one of the oldest stations on the CTA rail system with a modern facility designed to improve safety, accessibility, and comfort for all riders.
Since Oct 16, 2026, 8:35 AM, until further notice
The Howard-bound and Linden-bound platform elevator at Wilson (Red, Purple Lines) is temporarily out-of-service.
Our crews are working to assess the repair time for this elevator—this alert will be updated with additional information if/when we can estimate its return to service.
Crews are working to return this elevator to service as quickly as possible.
Since Sep 28, 2026, 6:14 PM, until further notice
The Kimball- and Linden-bound platform elevator at Chicago (Brown, Purple Lines) is temporarily out-of-service, due to upgrades.
The elevator is currently estimated to return to service on Monday, November 30th, 2026. (Note: date subject to change).
Crews are working to return this elevator to service as quickly as possible.
All stations: elevator outages.
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