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Purple Line ('L')

The Purple Line provides rapid transit train service between Linden (in Wilmette) and Howard (in Chicago) via Evanston. Additionally, during weekday rush-periods, express service continues to downtown Loop.

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Hours of operation:

Shuttle service between Linden and Howard
	Mon.-Thu.	Friday	Saturday	Sunday/Holiday
Linden to Howard	4:45a-1:30a	4:50a-2:10a	5:30a-2:15a	6:30a-1:45a
Howard to Linden	4:25a-1:10a	4:30a-1:50a	5:05a-1:50a	6:05a-1:20a
Express service between Linden and Downtown (via Loop 'L')
	Monday-Friday		Saturday	Sunday/Holiday
Linden to Loop 'L'	5:15a-9:25a 2:25p-6:30p
Loop 'L' to Linden	6:05a-10:15a 3:15p-7:20p

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Customer Alerts

Purple Line

Current Alerts
Purple Line	Purple Line Service for Cubs 2015 Weekday Night Games Added Service Tue, Apr 7 2015 to Wed, Sep 23 2015 - 11:59 PM

Upcoming Alerts
All Routes	Sunday/Holiday Schedule on Monday, Sept 7, 2015 Special Note Mon, Sep 7 2015 - 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM

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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).


	Linden	Pace Buses #421, #422, #423	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Central	CTA Bus #201	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Noyes		Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Foster		Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Davis	CTA Buses #93, #205 Pace Buses #208, #213, #250 Metra UP-N	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Dempster	CTA Bus #205	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Main	CTA Bus #205 Metra UP-N (Evanston-Main St Station)	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	South Blvd	CTA Bus #205	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Howard	CTA Buses #22, #97, #147, #151, #201, #205, #206; Pace #215, #290	Station Timetable (.pdf)
During weekday rush periods, certain Purple Line Express trains continue express to downtown via Loop 'L'.
	Wilson (Loop-bound stop in AM rush, only)	CTA Buses #36, #78	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Sheridan (Loop-bound stop in AM rush, only)	CTA Buses #80, #151	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Addison (Loop-bound stop in AM rush, only)	CTA Buses #152 (and #22 on Clark St)	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Belmont	CTA Buses #77 (and #22 on Clark St)	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Wellington		Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Diversey	CTA Bus #76	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Fullerton	CTA Buses #37, #74	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Armitage	CTA Bus #73	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Sedgwick	CTA Buses #37, #72 (walk one 1/2 block north)	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Chicago	CTA Buses #37, #66	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Merchandise Mart	CTA Bus #37, #125	Station Timetable (.pdf)
...Purple Line Express trains then continue to, and make all stops clockwise around, the Loop, as follows:
	Clark/Lake	Buses #22, #24, #134, #135, #136, #156 (also, #124 eastbound on Wacker)	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	State/Lake	Buses #29, #36, #146, #148	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Randolph/Wabash	Buses #147, #151 (northbound) on Washington, #146 and #148 on Lake Metra Electric District and NICTD South Shore Line service (at Chicago-Millennium Station)	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Adams/Wabash	Buses #1, #7, #28, #126, #151 (westbound)	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren	Buses #2, #6, #10, #22, #24, #29, #36, #62, #146, #147, #148	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	LaSalle/Van Buren	Metra RI trains (at Chicago-LaSalle St. Station)	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Quincy	Bus #37 (also, westbound on Adams or Eastbound on Jackson, #1, #7, #28, #126, #130, #151, and #156) Metra BNSF, HC, SWS, MD-N, MD-W, NCS, and all Amtrak trains (at Chicago-Union Station)	Station Timetable (.pdf)
	Washington/Wells	Buses #37, #14, #20, #56, #60, #124, #157 Metra UP-N, UP-NW, and UP-W (at Ogilvie Transportation Center, three blocks west on Madison)	Station Timetable (.pdf)
...after leaving Washington/Wells, Purple Line Express (rush period service only) trains then exit the Loop, returning to Merchandise Mart, and then operate via express back to Linden.

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Trains:

Red Line	Normal Service
Blue Line	Planned Work
Brown Line	Normal Service
Green Line	Normal Service
Orange Line	Normal Service
Purple Line	Normal Service
Pink Line	Normal Service
Yellow Line	Service Suspended

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3	4	N5	7	8	J14
15	18	19	20	21	22
24	26	34	35	39	43
44	47	48	51	52	52A
54	56	60	63	66	67
73	78	85	88	94	95W
119	121	124	126	132	147
151	157	172

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