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Chicago 'L' · 8 lines · 144 stations

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  • Blue LineBrown LineGreen LineOrange LinePink LinePurple Line

    The busiest transfer point in the Loop, where the Blue Line subway runs beneath an elevated station shared by the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink and Purple lines. Daley Plaza and its untitled Picasso sculpture are a few minutes south on Clark Street, and the Chicago River and its Riverwalk are two blocks north.

  • Brown LineGreen LineOrange LinePink LinePurple Line

    An elevated Loop station at the corner of State and Lake streets, directly opposite the vertical marquee of the Chicago Theatre. A passageway links it to Lake station on the Red Line below State Street, and the river is a short walk north.

  • Brown LineGreen LineOrange LinePink LinePurple Line

    The newest station on the Loop elevated, opened in 2017 to replace two older stops, with a wave-shaped canopy over the platform. Millennium Park, with Cloud Gate and the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, is one block east across Michigan Avenue.

  • Brown LineGreen LineOrange LinePink LinePurple Line

    A Loop elevated stop on Wabash Avenue, one of the closest to the cultural blocks of Michigan Avenue. The Art Institute of Chicago and its pair of bronze lions are one block east, with Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, across Michigan Avenue from the museum.

  • Brown LineOrange LinePink LinePurple Line

    This elevated station at the southeast corner of the Loop is named after the Harold Washington Library Center, the central building of the Chicago Public Library, which stands beside it. The old printing district of Printer's Row begins a few blocks south along Dearborn Street.

  • Brown LineOrange LinePink LinePurple Line

    A Loop elevated station restored to its early twentieth-century appearance, with wooden platforms, pressed-metal walls and period lamps. Willis Tower, long the tallest building in the United States, rises two blocks west at Wacker Drive.

  • Brown LineOrange LinePink LinePurple Line

    An elevated Loop stop on Wells Street on the western side of downtown. The Civic Opera House, home of Lyric Opera of Chicago, faces the river on Wacker Drive two blocks west, and the Ogilvie commuter rail terminal is just across the river.

  • Brown LinePurple Line

    The Brown and Purple lines stop beside the Merchandise Mart, the enormous 1930 wholesale building on the north bank of the Chicago River, and a covered bridge leads from the platforms into it. The Riverwalk and the river's architecture boat tours are just across the water.

  • Red Line

    A Red Line subway station under State Street in the southern Loop, connected by a pedestrian tunnel to the Blue Line platforms under Dearborn Street. Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain are roughly fifteen minutes' walk east.

  • Red LineGreen LineOrange Line

    Here the Red Line subway meets an elevated station on the Green and Orange lines just south of the Loop. The Museum Campus, with the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium on the lakefront, is about twenty minutes' walk east.

  • Red Line

    The Red Line's stop for Chinatown, set beside the Dan Ryan Expressway. The ornamental Chinatown gate on Wentworth Avenue is a short walk away, and Ping Tom Memorial Park lines the Chicago River a little further north and west.

  • Green Line

    A Green Line station opened in 2015 to serve McCormick Place, the largest convention centre in North America. Wintrust Arena, used for basketball and concerts, stands next to the convention halls a short walk east.

  • Red Line

    A Red Line station in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway, right beside the home ballpark of the Chicago White Sox. The campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology begins a few minutes' walk to the northeast.

  • Green Line

    A Green Line stop on the edge of the Illinois Institute of Technology, whose campus was planned by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. His glass-walled S. R. Crown Hall is a short walk west, and just north the elevated track passes through a steel tube over the student centre.

  • Red Line

    A Red Line subway station under State Street in River North. The shops of the Magnificent Mile on Michigan Avenue are a few blocks east, and the station is a convenient starting point for walking north along that avenue.

  • Red Line

    A Red Line subway stop at State Street and Chicago Avenue, at the western edge of the Streeterville and Gold Coast districts. The stone Chicago Water Tower, one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, is about ten minutes' walk east on Michigan Avenue.

  • Red Line

    The northernmost stop of the Red Line subway, serving the Gold Coast and Old Town. Tree-lined streets of nineteenth-century mansions lie to the east, and the lakefront at Oak Street Beach is roughly fifteen minutes' walk away.

  • Red LineBrown LinePurple Line

    A three-line station on the North Side, where the Red, Brown and Purple lines stop side by side on the elevated structure. DePaul University's Lincoln Park campus surrounds the station, and Lincoln Park itself, with its zoo and conservatory, is about twenty minutes' walk east.

  • Red Line

    The Red Line stop for Wrigley Field, the ivy-walled home of the Chicago Cubs since 1916, which stands one block west of the platforms. The surrounding Wrigleyville streets are lined with bars and restaurants that fill up on game days.

  • Red Line

    A Red Line station in Uptown, reopened in 2025 after a full rebuild of the line between Lawrence and Bryn Mawr. The Green Mill, a jazz lounge dating from the early twentieth century, and the Aragon Ballroom are both within a few minutes' walk.

  • Red Line

    A Red Line stop at the centre of the Argyle Street commercial strip, known for its Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian restaurants, bakeries and grocers. The station was rebuilt and reopened in 2025 along with its neighbours on this stretch.

  • Red Line

    A Red Line station at the western edge of Loyola University Chicago's Lake Shore campus, which extends east to the shore of Lake Michigan. A short walk east brings you to the lakefront paths beside the campus.

  • Red LinePurple LineYellow Line

    The northern terminus of the Red Line at the city limit between Chicago and Evanston, and the transfer point to the Purple Line for Evanston and Wilmette and the Yellow Line shuttle to Skokie. The rail yard north of the station stores trains for several lines.

  • Purple Line

    The Purple Line's stop for downtown Evanston, next to the Metra commuter rail station of the same name. The campus of Northwestern University begins about ten minutes' walk east, beside Lake Michigan.

  • Purple Line

    The northern terminus of the Purple Line in the village of Wilmette. The domed Bahá'í House of Worship, a white lace-like temple completed in 1953, stands near the lake ten to fifteen minutes' walk east.

  • Blue Line

    The northwestern terminus of the Blue Line, located beneath the parking garage at the centre of O'Hare International Airport. Underground walkways lead from the station to Terminals 1, 2 and 3, and the ride to the Loop runs without changes.

  • Blue Line

    A Blue Line subway stop beside the square where Logan and Kedzie boulevards meet, part of the city's nineteenth-century boulevard system. The square is marked by the tall Illinois Centennial Monument column, and the surrounding streets are known for cafés and restaurants.

  • Blue Line

    An elevated Blue Line station at the six-way intersection of Milwaukee, North and Damen avenues, the heart of Wicker Park. Independent shops and restaurants line Milwaukee Avenue, and the elevated 606 trail on the old Bloomingdale railway is a few blocks north.

  • Blue Line

    A Blue Line station in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway, serving the University of Illinois Chicago. The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is on the campus a short walk south, and the restaurants of Greektown line Halsted Street a few minutes north.

  • Orange Line

    The southwestern terminus of the Orange Line, connected by a covered walkway to the terminal of Midway International Airport. Trains run on an elevated and embankment route to the Loop, making this the city's second airport rail link after O'Hare.

  • Green Line

    A Green Line station in the centre of the village of Oak Park, just west of the city. Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio and many houses he designed stand in the streets about fifteen minutes' walk north.

  • Pink Line

    A Pink Line stop in Pilsen whose station house and stairways are covered in murals painted by local artists. The National Museum of Mexican Art is a few minutes' walk southwest in Harrison Park, and 18th Street is lined with Mexican bakeries and restaurants.

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