CTA Red Line stops closed Cermak-Chinatown to 95th | Red Line Reconstruction Project begins

May 19, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- The CTA Red Line from Cermak-Chinatown to 95th/Dan Ryan is closed for reconstruction, as of 2 a.m. Sunday.

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Nine stops along the south part of the CTA's Red Line, known as the Dan Ryan branch, are closed for the next five months:

• 95th/Dan Ryan
• 87th
• 79th
• 69th
• 63rd
• Garfield
• 47th
• Sox-35th
• Cermak-Chinatown

The CTA hopes they will be reopened in October 2013.

Alternative routes, shuttles, additional buses

The CTA is offering several alternatives during the Red Line Reconstruction Project, including free shuttles, free Green Line entry, discounted bus fares, and additional and expanded bus routes.

CTA Recommended Alternatives

Getting Downtown:
• Free shuttle buses with 24-hour service from 69th, 79th, 87th and 95th/Dan Ryan stations to the Garfield station on the Green Line, including express service from stations, with free entry at Garfield for shuttle bus riders, and a local, station-to-station shuttle from 63rd to 95th/Dan Ryan. A fifth shuttle will provide express service between the Roosevelt and Cermak-Chinatown stations.
• Free rail entry for shuttle bus riders at Garfield on the Green Line
• 50 cent discounted bus rides on many South Side routes
• 24-hour Red Line service via the Green Line tracks between Roosevelt and Ashland/63rd
• Expanded bus service on existing routes

Express shuttles from the Red Line's closed 79th, 87th and 95th train stations will run along the Dan Ryan Expressway. The shuttle from the 69th train station will follow State Street. All will drop off passengers at the Green Line Garfield stop.

Another express shuttle bus, #R22, will transport passengers from the closed Red Line Cermak-Chinatown station to the Red Line Roosevelt station, which remains open. There passengers can also connect with the Green and Orange lines.

Other bus routes that may provide good alternatives include:

• #1 Bronzeville/Union Station, #3 King Drive, #4 Cottage Grove, #24 Wentworth, #29 State or #62 Archer direct to Downtown.
• #8 Halsted, #9 Ashland or #44 Wallace/Racine to Orange Line stations. Transfer to Orange Line trains.
• Orange Line trains direct to Downtown.
• Metra Electric trains from 23rd and 27th St. stations direct to Downtown (requires second fare payment).

Getting to South Side destinations:
• #R22 Cermak-Roosevelt Express to Roosevelt. Transfer to Red Line (lower level) or Green Line (upper level) trains going south, then transfer to express bus shuttles or east-west bus routes.
• #3 King Drive, #4 Cottage Grove, #8 Halsted, #9 Ashland or #44 Wallace/Racine. Transfer to east-west bus routes.
• 35th/IIT/Bronzeville Green Line station will serve White Sox customers attending home games; station is located a few blocks east of 35th/Sox Red Line and in walking distance of the ballpark.

CTA also created a trip planner from Red Line

Find the routes in your neighborhood

The CTA also divided up the areas near the Dan Ryan branch into 12 zones, and is offering suggestions on alternatives:

Zone 1: Lower West Side, Near South Side, Pilsen, Heart of Chicago, Bridgeport, Armour Square, Douglas

Zone 2: McKinley Park, Bridgeport, New City, Back of the Yards, Canaryville, Armour Square, Fuller Park

Zone 3: Douglas, Oakland, Grand Boulevard, Bronzeville, Kenwood, Washington Park, Englewood, Woodlawn, Hyde Park

Zone 4: Gage Park, West Elsdon, West Lawn, Chicago Lawn, Marquette Park

Zone 5: West Lawn, Chicago Lawn, Ashburn, Marquette Park, Scottsdale, Wrightwood

Zone 6: Englewood, West Englewood, Auburn Gresham

Zone 7: Grand Crossing, Chatham, Park Manor

Zone 8: South Shore, Avalon Park, South Chicago, Calumet Heights, Pill Hill, South Deering, Jeffery Manor, East Side

Zone 9: Kenwood, Hyde Park, Woodlawn

Zone 10: Chatham, Burnside, Cottage Grove Heights, West Chesterfield, Princeton Park, Roseland, Washington Heights, Brainerd, Longwood Manor

Zone 11: Washington Heights, Beverly, Evergreen Park, Brainerd, Longwood Manor

Zone 12: Roseland, Pullman, West Pullman, Riverdale, Altgeld Gardens, South Deering, East Side, Hegewisch, Morgan Park, Washington Heights, Beverly, Mount Greenwood

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