Project Overview Project Benefits

CTA understands that our customers CTA is rebuilding the south Red Line Why is this work will experience longer-than-normal from just north of Cermak-Chinatown to commuting times during the Red Line South 95th/Dan Ryan. necessary? Reconstruction Project. Our goal is to provide a number of convenient travel options, and to The work will benefit Red Line riders for The Dan Ryan Branch opened in 1969, minimize the project’s impact as much decades to come—through faster travel when Richard Nixon was in the White House, as possible. times, increased reliability, and spruced-up a gallon of gas cost 35 cents and Gale Sayers stations with a variety of improvements. won the NFL rushing title. The original tracks To help guide you through your travel are well beyond their expected lifespan, and alternatives, CTA is providing a number Starting this May, the Red Line will be call for a complete replacement. Because of of travel options. You can read about completely closed for five months, from the the poor track condition, trains must travel the alternative service options for your Cermak-Chinatown station to the slower—meaning trips are longer. Without neighborhood inside this brochure. Alternate Service station. CTA will offer several alternative travel rehabilitation, rail service will become even options during this closure to minimize the slower and the cost for replacement will In addition, to make travel easier for South Information impact on customers as much as possible continue to grow. Side residents during the project, CTA is (see other side of this brochure). offering these convenient discounts: How will this benefit Free Rail Entry at the Garfield elevated Red Line riders? station: Customers at 69th, 79th, 87th, Gage Park and 95th streets will be able to board Red New tracks will reduce up to 20 minutes and Green line trains for free at the Garfield West Elsdon from the daily round-trip commute for South elevated station. Side riders. That amounts to nearly four days West Lawn per year! Discount Bus Rides: CTA will offer a 50-cent discount on bus rides along all bus routes Lawn Additionally, the station improvements will south of 63rd Street. enhance the customer experience, and the Marquette Park Deteriorated ties and trackbed on the Dan Ryan branch new elevators at Garfield, 63rd, and 87th ‘L’, like these, are requiring slower train speeds and longer Want more information? trip times. will make those stations fully accessible. The project has created hundreds of job Web: redlinesouth.com Project scope Email: [email protected] opportunities, from construction trades to bus drivers and traffic control aides. Twitter: @redlinesouth CTA will replace all of the ties, rails, third Phone: 1-888-YOUR-CTA (1-888-968-7282) rails, drainage system and ballast (the stone CTA’s five-month approach to the project will TTY: 1-888-CTA-TTY1 (1-888-282-8891) material that holds the ties in place) in the bring better and faster service—and modern Red Line right-of-way. Additionally, eight trains and stations—nearly four years sooner stations along the Dan Ryan Branch will be than a weekends-only work schedule (the improved, from basic enhancements like Red Line has the highest weekend ridership new paint and better lighting to additional of any line). customer amenities, like new benches and bike racks. New elevators will be installed at the Garfield, 63rd, and 87th stations—making redlinesouth.com the entire South Red Line fully accessible.

13JN012 Zone 4 Rail Service & Bus Shuttles Free Bus Shuttle Service Alternative Service Options

Red Line service on Green Line tracks — CTA will provide free shuttle bus service Options to Downtown: Options to South Side Roosevelt to Ashland/63rd: After the to connect customers with Red and Roosevelt subway station, Red Line trains Green line service. Recommended Options: Destinations: will continue along the South Side elevated #51 51st, #55 Garfield, or #63 63rd to South #51 51st, #55 Garfield, #59 59th/61st, or structure normally used by the Green Line. Express Bus Shuttles: CTA will provide five express bus shuttle routes, starting at Side elevated stations. Transfer to Red or #63 63rd. Transfer to north-south bus routes, Trains will make all stops along the South Side approximately 4am until approximately 1am. Green line trains. Red or Green line trains. Board express bus elevated to the Ashland/63rd stop and return to shuttles at Garfield elevated station for access Howard the same way. Four express shuttles will provide non-stop #59 59th/61st to Halsted/63rd. Transfer to Red Line trains. to closed Dan Ryan stations between 69th service between stops at closed Dan Ryan and 95th. Green Line service — Harlem to Loop and stations from 69th to 95th/Dan Ryan and the Cottage Grove: Green Line trains will operate Garfield elevated station. Each of the express Other Options: between Harlem and Cottage Grove. During shuttle routes will provide direct service between #49 Western, #51 51st, #52 Kedzie/California, weekday rush periods, alternating trains the 69th, 79th, 87th, and 95th stations and the #52A South Kedzie, #53A South Pulaski, from Harlem will terminate Downtown (at Garfield elevated station, where customers can #54B South Cicero, #55 Garfield, Roosevelt in the AM; counterclockwise around connect to Green Line service or the re-routed #59 59th/61st, #63 63rd, or #94 South California the Loop in the PM) and return to Harlem; all Red Line service. to Orange Line stations. Transfer to others will continue to Cottage Grove. Green Orange Line trains. Line customers needing to travel to/from s #R69: 69th-Garfield Express Shuttle Ashland/63rd should transfer between Red (via State Street) Orange Line trains direct to Downtown. Line trains serving Ashland/63rd and Green s #R79: 79th-Garfield Express Shuttle Line trains at Garfield. (via ) Alternative Service In Your Area s #R87: 87th-Garfield Express Shuttle (via Dan Ryan expressway) Shuttle Bus Service – Garfield-95th

Red Line #R95: 95th-Garfield Express Shuttle to Howard via Green Line to Harlem s via Loop ‘L’ (via Dan Ryan expressway) Local shuttle extended to Garfield during Owl North hours (1am-4am) only A fifth express shuttle will provide non-stop Garfield Garfield R55 service between the Roosevelt station and the closed Cermak-Chinatown station.

R69 s#R22: Cermak-Roosevelt Express Shuttle 63rd Local Bus Shuttle: From approx. 4am until Halsted 69th approx. 1am, the local shuttle will provide King Drive station-to-station stops between the closed Ashland/63rd R79 Cottage Grove Dan Ryan stations from 63rd to 95th/Dan Ryan.

s#R63: Dan Ryan Local Shuttle 79th Legend

R87 Green Line service: Local Owl Shuttle: Local shuttle providing Harlem-Cottage Grove via Loop elevated station-to-station service, as well as to the Red Line service: Howard-Ashland/63rd 87th via subway Garfield elevated station, from approx. 1am R63 Dan Ryan branch: to approx. 4am only. R55 temporarily out of service

R95 R63 Dan Ryan shuttle bus, with route name s #R55: Dan Ryan Owl Shuttle 95th/Dan Ryan Shuttle stop