CHICAGO – Red Line service on the CTA was disrupted this morning after police activity at the Roosevelt station prompted southbound trains to be rerouted to the elevated tracks between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown.
What we know:
The rerouting began at 4:37 a.m. and will continue until the scene is cleared, CTA officials said.
Southbound Red Line trains are bypassing the downtown subway tunnel and making stops along the elevated tracks at the following stations:
- Armitage (accessible)
- Sedgwick (accessible)
- Chicago (at Franklin; accessible)
- Merchandise Mart (accessible)
- Clark/lake (accessible)
- State/Lake
- Washington/Wabash (accessible)
- Adams/Wabash
- Roosevelt (elevated station west of Wabash; accessible)
The CTA said in a customer alert, “Connections can be made between Howard-bound subway service and 95th-bound rerouted service via elevated lines at Fullerton (accessible), State/Lake (board at nearby elevated station on Orange Line side for 95th-bound Red Line service) and at Roosevelt (accessible).”
What you can do:
The CTA advised riders to allow extra travel time and said it is working to restore normal service as quickly as possible. No further details were provided regarding the nature of the police activity.
The Source: The information in this report came from the Chicago Transit Authority.
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