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All Aboard! Detailed Fare In for ma tion This map gives detailed information about Chica go Transit Base/Regular Fares Full Reduced Student Reduced Fare Program Authority bus and el e vat ed/sub way train ser vice, and shows (Deducted from Transit Value in a Ventra Transit Account on a Ventra Card or personal bankcard. Pace subur ban bus and Metra comm ut er train routes in the The following groups are eligible to pay a reduced fare on CTA: CTA ser vice area. It is up dat ed regularly, and avail able at ‘L’ train fare $2.25* $1.10 75¢ CTA rail stations, Metra down town terminals, visitor cen ters, Bus fare† $2 $1 75¢ Children 7 through 11 air ports, or by calling the RTA. Travel In for ma tion Cen ter Each child pays a reduced fare. num ber below. Transfer (up to two additional ‘L’ train or bus rides within two hours) 25¢ 15¢ 15¢ Children under 7 ride free with a fare-paying customer. Passes Regional Service Overview Seniors 65+ and customers with (Loaded onto a Ventra Transit Account on a Ventra Card or personal bankcard. Provides unlimited Full Reduced CTA runs buses (routes 1 to 206) and elevated/subway trains disabilities with RTA Reduced rides for period of pass beginning with first use). serving the city and 35 nearby sub urbs. Most routes run daily Fare Permit through late evening, ev ery 10 to 20 minutes. Sunday schedules 1-Day CTA Pass $10 –––– –––– For application information, call 312-913-3110. apply on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, 3-Day CTA Pass $20 –––– –––– Qualifying riders can pay a reduced fare Thanksgiving and Christmas. with RTA- or CTA-issued permits or Ventra PACE runs buses throughout the suburbs (routes 208 and 7-Day CTA Pass $28 –––– –––– (notify rail station staff or driver before paying with full fare Ventra Card above), and many routes connect with CTA. Major routes run 7-Day CTA/Pace Pass $33** –––– –––– daily through mid-evening, ev ery 30 to 60 minutes. You can or bankcard). use your Ventra Card or Ventra Ticket, or your own personal 30-Day CTA/Pace Pass $100 $50*** –––– contactless bankcard to ride. Student Fare Program Other Fares Full Reduced Student The Student Reduced Fare is for children METRA runs 11 suburban commuter train lines from sev er al ages 7-20 with valid CTA Student † CASH BUS FARE: Fare applies if using cash/coins directly at farebox when boarding. Exact fare down town Chicago terminals. Rush hour service is frequent; $2.25 $1.10 75¢ Riding Permit. otherwise every 1 to 2 hours. Most routes run daily. Fares are required. No transfer privileges. Valid on school days only between 5:30am sepa rate, but a Link-Up Pass is available to Metra monthly PAY-AS-YOU-GO (PAYG) FARE: Any personal, contactless bankcard with the symbol can be used and 8:30pm. ticketholders for use on CTA (weekdays 6am–9:30am and Obtain Permit through school; otherwise to pay directly at turnstiles or bus farebox. If your bankcard does not have a Ventra Transit Account or 3:30pm–7pm) or Pace (anytime). $2.25 $1.10 –––– fill out an application on the CTA website. has insufficient funds in a Ventra Transit Account, the system will bill you a “Pay-As-You-Go” (PAYG) SOUTH SHORE LINE runs commuter trains between downtown fare. PAYG fares are the same on ‘L’ train or bus, and have no transfer privileges. Free Ride Programs Chicago (Millennium and Van Buren stations) and South Bend * O’HARE ‘L’ TRAIN FARE: Deducted on entry at O’Hare station only, when using Ventra Transit The following groups are eligible to ride Airport in Indiana. Daily service. Fares are separate. $5 $1.10 75¢ Account pay-per-use value or bankcard PAYG. free on CTA: Qualifying Seniors and Customers For Information METRA LINK-UP PASS: Valid week days on CTA (6am-9:30am, and 3:30pm-7pm) and on Pace $55 –––– –––– with Disabilities RTA Travel Information Center for CTA, Pace, Metra: (any time). Sold by Metra; use with Metra monthly ticket. Qualifying seniors ages 65+ and 312-836-7000. Open daily 6am to 7pm. Maps and schedules customers with disabilities who are (Cash or Ventra $2.50 (Cash or Ventra can be mailed. Plan your trip online at rtachicago.org. TTY (for 128 SOLDIER FIELD EXPRESS (round-trip fare) $5 cards only) cards only) –––– enrolled in the Illinois Department on speech and hearing impaired): 312-836-4949. –––– –––– Aging Circuit Breaker Program and have New Ventra Cards and Disposable Ventra Tickets a valid Regional Transportation Authority CTA website: Get schedules, see the CTA map, get Ventra NEW VENTRA CARD: A new Ventra Card can be purchased from a Ventra farecard vending (RTA) Circuit Ride Free Permit are eligible information, read about CTA news, make comments, even order to ride free. Call RTA at 312-913-3110 or machine in any CTA train station, online at ventrachicago.com, by calling 1-877-NOW-VENTRA, gifts at transitchicago.com. $5 visit rtachicago.org for info regarding the or at hundreds of retailers around Chicago and the suburbs. The purchase fee is refunded onto Ventra website: ventrachicago.com Circuit Ride Free Program. the card’s Transit Value Account upon registration of the card. Pace website: pacebus.com Military Personnel Metra website: metrarail.com VENTRA TICKET: A disposable Ventra Ticket can be purchased from a Ventra farecard vending Any active duty military personnel in South Shore Line website: nictd.com machine in any CTA train station. Ticket cannot be reloaded. full uniform with US Armed Forces ID, and active duty military personnel and CTA Customer Service: 1-888-YOUR-CTA (1-888-968-7282), SINGLE-RIDE: Ticket good for entry onto ‘L’ train or bus and two transfers, and includes Limited $3 (all stations except O’Hare); $5 (at O’Hare) qualifying disabled veterans with a CTA weekdays 7am to 7pm. TTY: 1-888-CTA-TTY1 (1-888-282-8891), Use Media Fee for cost of the ticket. Military Service Pass ride free on CTA 1-DAY PASS: Ticket good for 24 hours of riding from first use. Limited Use Media Fee waived. or [email protected] $10 buses and trains. Paratransit: Administered by Pace. For further information, Fares are subject to change. ** 7-Day CTA/Pace Pass valid on CTA and Pace non-premium/subscription routes. call 1-800-606-1282; TTY: 1-888-847-0093 * Applies at all train stations except O’Hare, where a premium fare applies. *** Available only to riders with RTA-issued Reduced Fare permits. 14SW056 Chicago Transit Au thor i ty Service Overview Rail System Map PURPLE LINE continues downtown weekday rush periods Linden Buses Central Noyes Most routes run daily through late evening, ev ery 10 to 20 Foster Davis Downtown Inset minutes (see First Bus/Last Bus Times). All scheduled routes Dempster-Skokie Dempster Brown Purple Red Main Line Line Exp Line to transfer, have timetables. Sun day sched ules ap ply on New Year’s Day, Oakton-Skokie use farecard, South Blvd Clark/ State/ walk between Green elevated and Me mo ri al Day, July 4th, La bor Day, Howard Clinton Line Lake Lake St Lake subway YELLOW LINE Jarvis Thanksgiving and Christ mas. 151 SHERIDAN Pink February 2015 Morse Line Loyola Always check the destination sign; not RED LINE Granville Blue Line Lake TO DEV ON BROWN LINE N Thorndale to transfer, Randolph/ all bus es trav el to the end of the line. use farecard Wabash Bryn Mawr or pass, Washington/ walk via Washington Also, a few routes have branches. Berwyn Wells pedway y y kwell Cumberland O'Hare Harlem Rosemont a a Madison/ BLUE LINE c Argyle estern Buses stop about every two blocks at edzie Wabash W Francisco Ro Damen Kimball K Closing State St Lawrence Subw Subw Spring 2015 ells St post ed signs, which give basic route Jefferson Park Dearborn St Wilson W Monroe t Adams/ and ser vice information. The Owl ( ) 22 Clark Montrose Montrose r Wabash Sheridan Quincy Jackson Irving Park Irving Park sym bol indicates all-night ser vice (Owl e v aulina A abash Southpo Addison Addison P Addison to transfer, service runs every 30 minutes). use farecard, W 24 Wentworth walk between elevated and Van Buren St Belmont Belmont subway All buses are accessible ( ). Operators Wellington LaSalle/ Harold Van Buren Washington de ploy ramps on request. All stops are Logan Square Diversey Library Blue Line e Line to 41411 for estimated arrival times California g announced. All buses have bike racks. Fullerton Clinton Congress LaSalle Pkwy Sedgwick Red Line Oran Green Line Western Armitage y- r Damen North/Clybourn Clark/Division ark Trains ato P v Division r ark o eland P r Chicago Chicago Chicago Each rail line has a color name. All lines run daily except the g ustin Merch edzie Grand Grand A Cice Central Conse Oak Central Laramie Pulaski Harlem/Lake Rid Purple Line Express to Downtown. Trains run about ev ery 7 to K Mart 10 minutes, and every 10 to 15 minutes in later evenings (see GREEN LINE See Lake ornia f ark gan Downtown r First Train/Last Train Times for hours). There are free connec- P ark o Cali Inset P Ashland r tions be tween all rail lines marked with . Ac ces si ble sta tions Mo Michigan estern ustin edzie- W A Oak Cice Harlem K Homan Pulaski Illinois Medical District are marked with . Forest BLUE LINE Polk Harrison At stations, a Customer As sis tant is on duty to help you.