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Blue Line

train icon Blue Line ('L')

The CTA Blue Line provides 24-hour rapid transit train service between Chicago-O'Hare International Aiport and the Forest Park terminal, via downtown Chicago.

This page contains

 

Hours of operation

 

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday/Holiday

Between O'Hare and Forest Park (via downtown subway)
O'Hare to Forest Park

 owl service icon Service at all times, every day

Forest Park to O'Hare

 

Route timetable

 

timetable Blue Line Route-wide Timetable (PDF Document pdf)

For station-specific timetables, see the Route Diagram and Guide below.

 

Customer Alerts

Blue Line

Accessibility Alerts
MonroeBlue Line
Escalator Work
Mon, Oct 12 2009 - 10:00 PM to TBD
Upcoming Alerts
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Planned Work
Mon, Jul 26 2010 - 10:00 PM to Tue, Jul 27 2010 - 4:00 AM
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Tue, Jul 27 2010 - 10:00 PM to Wed, Jul 28 2010 - 4:00 AM
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Wed, Jul 28 2010 - 10:00 PM to Thu, Jul 29 2010 - 4:00 AM
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Planned Work
Thu, Jul 29 2010 - 10:00 PM to Fri, Jul 30 2010 - 4:00 AM

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Route Diagram and Guide

with stations and station timetables

This diagram represents the order of stations along the route (not geography).

      choose a station for more details on that station        
 
blue line stop
accessible station
O'Hare airport
Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
airport transit system
O'Hare Airport Transit System (ATS) via Terminal 2 station
PDF
 
blue line stop
accessible stationautomobile parking available
bus connections
Pace Buses #221, #223, #230, #284, #325, #326, #332, #606, #610, #616, #637
PDF
 
blue line stop
accessible stationautomobile parking available
bus connections
CTA Buses #69, #81W
Pace Buses #240, #241, #290, #331
PDF
 
blue line stop
accessible stationautomobile parking available
bus connections
CTA Buses #64, #88, #90, #90N
Pace Buses #209, #423
PDF
 
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accessible station
bus connections
commuter rail
CTA Buses #56, #56A, #68, #81, #81W, #85, #85A, #88, #91, #92
Pace Buses #225, #226, #270
Metra UP-NW
PDF
 
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bus connections
commuter rail
CTA Bus #78
Metra MD-N (Mayfair Station)
PDF
 
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bus connections
commuter rail
CTA Buses #53, #54A, #80 and #X98
Metra UP-NW (Irving Park Station)
PDF
 
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bus connections
CTA Bus #152
PDF
 
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bus connections
CTA Buses #77, #82
PDF
 
blue line stop
accessible station
bus connections
CTA Buses #56, #76
PDF
 
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bus connections
CTA Buses #52, #56
PDF
 
blue line stop
accessible station
bus connections
CTA Buses #49, #56, #73
PDF
 
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bus connections
 
CTA Buses #50, #56, #72
PDF
 
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bus connections
CTA Buses #9, #56, #70
PDF
 
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bus connections
CTA Buses #56, #66
PDF
 
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bus connections
CTA Buses #8, #56, #65, #132
PDF
transfer to purple line express (rush only)transfer to green line trainstransfer to brown line trainstransfer to pink line trainstransfer to orange line trains
blue line stop
accessible station
bus connections
CTA Buses #22, #24, #134, #135, #136, #156 (also, eastbound #124 on Wacker)
PDF
 
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bus connections
commuter rail
CTA Buses #20, #22, #29, #36, #56, #60, #124, #157
Metra ME and NICTD/South Shore Line trains (at Chicago-Millennium Station, 3 blocks east + 1 block north)
PDF
 
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bus connections
CTA Buses #14, and northbound #22, #36 and #62 on Dearborn, and northbound #151 on State
PDF
walking (farecard only) transfer to purple line express (rush period only service)walking (farecard only) transfer to brown line trainswalking (farecard only) transfer to pink line trainswalking (farefard only) transfer to orange linewalking (farecard only) transfer to red line
blue line stop
accessible station
bus connections
CTA Buses #1, #2, #6, #7, #10, #22, #24, #X28, #29, #36, #62, #126, #130, #151 (westbound).
PDF
 
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commuter rail
Metra RI trains (at Chicago-LaSalle St. Station)
PDF
 
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bus connections
commuter rail
CTA Buses #7, #60 (westbound), #157
Metra BNSF, HC, SWS, MD-N, MD-W, NCS, and all Amtrak trains (at Chicago-Union Station)
PDF
 
blue line stop
accessible station
bus connections
CTA Buses #7, #8, #60, #168
PDF
 
blue line stop
 
bus connections
CTA Buses #7, #60
PDF
 
blue line stop
accessible station
bus connections
CTA Buses #7, #50, #126
PDF
 
blue line stop
 
bus connections
CTA Buses #7, #49
PDF
 
blue line stop
accessible station
bus connections
CTA Buses #7, #52, #82
PDF
 
blue line stop
 
bus connections
CTA Buses #7, #53
PDF
 
blue line stop
 
bus connections
CTA Buses #54, #57
PDF
 
blue line stop
 
bus connections
CTA Bus #91
Pace Buses #315
PDF
 
blue line stop
 
bus connections
Pace Bus #311
PDF
 
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bus connections
Pace Bus #307
PDF
 
blue line stop
accessible stationautomobile parking available
bus connections
CTA Bus #17
Pace Buses #301, #303, #305, #308, #310, #317, #318, #320, #747, #757, #767
PDF

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Trains:

Red Line Normal Service
Blue Line Normal Service
Brown Line Normal Service
Green Line Normal Service
Orange Line Normal Service*
Purple Line Normal Service
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