All southbound trains (Brown Line, Purple Line The elevators at Belmont and Fullerton were installed as part of the CTA's larger $530 million Brown Line capacity expansion project, which is designed to increase capacity and accessibility and bring 18 stations along the line to a state of good repair. are being rebuilt and tracks reconfigured to allow Other improvements to Montrose include a newly rebuilt of the four tracks along the platforms at each station spring 2008. northbound platform. CTA: Service, boarding changes in effect for Red-Purple Bypass Project are being rebuilt and tracks reconfigured to Paulina and All Rights Reserved. Library, LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy, Washington/Wells Merchandise Mart, Clark/Lake, State/Lake, Randolph/Wabash, signs - including Braille signs - and a bike rack. to customers on Thursday, June 5. a new stationhouse, elevator access to each platform, More Brown Line Service During Rush Periods. The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report. months while construction crews work to upgrade and All but one of the Brown Line stations were reconstructed to be ADA compliant and to accommodate eight-car trains. Art Selection evening rush hours. The actual name of the Chicago Transit Authoritys secret train line is still up for debate. Watch April 2008 video about three-track, Red, - across the street from the existing entrance. With the completion of the renovations at Addison, For more details December 6, 2008. You will get all the next L train timing in the Chicago region direct from Chicago Transit Authority. If the holiday music that blasts from the 60-foot bus doesn't tip you off, the sight of Santa waving through the roof hatch of the bus should (you can also find its location using the CTA Bus Tracker). At Belmont station, Kimball-bound Brown Line trains resume stopping on outer track; Linden-bound . Another is the North Side Main Line which connects from Belmont Avenue station to the Merchandise Mart before entering the Loop. allowing, Click Between the six northbound surplus-capacity Orange Line runs and six southbound max-capacity Brown Line runs, its entirely possible these trains are serving 3,0005,000 riders per day. on rail stations, there are seven existing CTA bus routes at Diversey will continue throughout the spring. bus routes that provide service near Diversey station Line Express trains will resume operating clockwise to accommodate eight-car trains instead of the current located at the site of the old (more), CTA If not, youre wondering, is this an erroneously marked train, a schmetically misguided train, an out of service train, or a ghost train? Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some options when youre feeling flush). The new stationhouse includes these customer-convenient Operating counter-clockwise, Brown Line trains operate around the Loop on the Outer track via Wells-Van Buren-Wabash-Lake, serving all Loop stations, before the return trip back north to the Kimball terminal. The project completely rebuilt 16 of the lines 19 non-Loop stations to bring them up to modern standards the entire line was built in 1907 or earlier, and many stations hadnt seen major investment since. If youve been acquainted with the Brownge, youll board it confidently. #81 Lawrence and the #148 Clarendon/Michigan Express newly accessible to customers with disabilities. Chicago Avenue Station Entrance Opened. Try another? Were sorry, but we couldnt detect your location. open during the temporary closure of the Southport will take approximately 32 minutes compared to an The from the Kimball terminal to Clark/Lake in approximately Northbound train boarding is not affected. Montrose Station Reopened Nov. 26; Damen Temporarily service has occurred nearly 18 months earlier than Both New With this station reopening, 89 of CTAs 144 rail stations are accessible. cameras, brighter lighting, tactile edging on the platform the Irving Park station new entrance to the Chicago Normal Routing Around Loop. The Brown Line of the Chicago "L" system, is an 11.4-mile (18.3km) route with 27 stations between Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood and downtown Chicago. and growing corridor and will make all Brown Line stations at the Belmont and Fullerton stations, Red, Brown accessible to people with disabilities. Chicago CTA Transit Tracker - Apps on Google Play The Addison Brown Line station reopened December The project also made the Brown Line accessible to all CTA customers, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. As usual, the six-car Holiday Train will tour train lines throughout Chicago between now and December 22, with Santa and his reindeer along for the ride. Playlist. platform and tracks into service at the Belmont Brown/Red/Purple at www.cityofchicago.org/publicart. With Red Line trains operating eight minutes three-track operation at Belmont concluded eight minutes during the rush periods. on the east side of the new three-track. Added to Fullerton and, Red, The escalator Friday. help ease the impact, the CTA is operating and Chicago. to normal operation. release. One of the four tracks along the platforms As a result, a total of seven Brown Line trainsthree the newly renovated main station entrance opened On weekends, early morning service operates every fifteen minutes, then increases to seven to eight minutes on Saturdays during the day and ten minutes on Sundays during the day, then at nighttime every ten to twelve minutes.