A Sox Fan’s Guide To The CTA Service Cuts

As most of you probably know, the CTA made a totally uncharacteristic move and actually followed through on its threats to cut transit service across the city in the face of rising expenses, a lowered budget and the usual monetary shortfall. Economic impacts and civic impairment aside, the real question won’t present itself for several months yet already eats away at all of us: what about getting to the ballpark? Allow us, then, to help make everyone’s life easier even as everyone’s trip gets considerably tougher.

#8 :: #24 :: #29 :: #35 :: #39 :: #44 :: Red Line :: Green Line

#8 Halsted
Weekdays:

  • Service will begin later, with the first northbound trip leaving Halsted/79th at 4am and the first southbound trip leaving Broadway/Waveland at 4:05am.
  • Service will end earlier, with the last northbound trip leaving Halsted/79th at 12:05am and the last southbound trip leaving Broadway/Waveland at 12:30am.

Saturdays:

  • Service will begin later, with the first northbound trip leaving Halsted/79th at 4:05am and the first southbound trip leaving Broadway/Waveland at 4am.
  • Service will end earlier, with the last northbound trip leaving Halsted/79th at 12:25am and the last southbound trip leaving Broadway/Waveland at 12:30am.

Sundays/holidays:

  • Service will begin later, with the first northbound trip leaving Halsted/79th at 4:05am and the first southbound trip leaving Broadway/Waveland at 5am.
  • Service will end earlier, with the last northbound trip leaving Halsted/79th at 12:30am and the last southbound trip leaving Broadway/Waveland at 12:40am.
  • Service will also operate less frequently during the following periods:

    Weekdays:

    • During the morning rush period, service will operate approximately every 7-20 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 8-13 minutes.
    • During the afternoon rush period, service will operate approximately every 6-11 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 13-20 minutes.
    • During the late evening, service will operate approximately every 18-30 minutes.

    Saturdays:

    • During the morning, service will operate approximately every 15-20 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 12-15 minutes.
    • During the afternoon, service will operate approximately every 12 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 12-18 minutes.
    • During the late evening, service will operate approximately every 20 minutes.

    Sundays/holidays:

    • During the morning, service will operate approximately every 18-20 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 15-18 minutes.
    • During the afternoon, service will operate approximately every 12-18 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 15-20 minutes.
    • During the late evening, service will operate approximately every 20 minutes.

    #24 Wentworth
    Weekdays:

    • During the morning rush period, service will operate approximately every 11-20 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 16-20 minutes.
    • During the afternoon rush period, service will operate approximately every 11-15 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 20 minutes.

    #29 State
    Weekdays:

    • Service will begin later, with the first northbound trip leaving 95th/Dan Ryan (Red Line) at 4am and the first southbound trip leaving Navy Pier at 5am.
    • Service will end earlier, with the last northbound trip leaving 95th/Dan Ryan (Red Line) at 11:30pm and the last southbound trip leaving Navy Pier at 12:30am.

    Saturdays:

    • Service will begin later, with the first northbound trip leaving 95th/Dan Ryan (Red Line) at 4am and the first southbound trip leaving Navy Pier at 5am.
    • Service will end earlier, with the last northbound trip leaving 95th/Dan Ryan (Red Line) at 11:15pm and the last southbound trip leaving Navy Pier at 12:30am.

    Sundays/holidays:

    • Service will begin later, with the first northbound trip leaving 95th/Dan Ryan (Red Line) at 4am and the first southbound trip leaving Navy Pier at 5am.
    • Service will end earlier, with the last northbound trip leaving 95th/Dan Ryan (Red Line) at 11:25pm and the last southbound trip leaving Navy Pier at 12:30am.

    Service will also operate less frequently during the following periods:

    Weekdays:

    • During the morning rush period, service will operate approximately every 9-18 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 12-16 minutes.
    • During the afternoon rush period, service will operate approximately every 10-12 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 13-20 minutes.
    • During the late evening, service will operate approximately every 15-29 minutes.

    Saturdays:

    • During the morning, service will operate approximately every 15-20 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 9-15 minutes.
    • During the afternoon, service will operate approximately every 9-12 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 11-15 minutes.
    • During the late evening, service will operate approximately every 18-30 minutes.

    Sundays/holidays:

    • During the morning, service will operate approximately every 15-20 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 13-18 minutes.
    • During the afternoon, service will operate approximately every 12-15 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 12-20 minutes.
    • During the late evening, service will operate approximately every 20-30 minutes.

    #35 35th Street
    Weekdays:

    • Service will begin later, with the first eastbound trip leaving 36th/Kedzie at 4am and the first westbound trip leaving 35th/Cottage Grove at 4:30am.
    • Service will end earlier, with the last eastbound trip leaving 36th/Kedzie at 12:05am and the last westbound trip leaving 35th/Cottage Grove at 12:30am.

    Saturdays:

    • Service will begin later, with the first eastbound trip leaving 36th/Kedzie at 3:50am and the first westbound trip leaving 35th/Cottage Grove at 4:15am.
    • Service will end earlier, with the last eastbound trip leaving 36th/Kedzie at 12:05am and the last westbound trip leaving 35th/Cottage Grove at 12:30am.

    Sundays/holidays:

    • Service will begin later, with the first eastbound trip leaving 36th/Kedzie at 4am.
    • Service will end earlier, with the last eastbound trip leaving 36th/Kedzie at 12:40am and the last westbound trip leaving 35th/Cottage Grove at 12:55am.

    Service will also operate less frequently during the following periods:

    Weekdays:

    • During the morning rush period, service will operate approximately every 12-20 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 12-20 minutes.
    • During the afternoon rush period, service will operate approximately every 9-14 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 20 minutes.
    • During the late evening, service will operate approximately every 20-29 minutes.

    Saturdays:

    • During the morning, service will operate approximately every 18-24 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 18-20 minutes.
    • During the afternoon, service will operate approximately every 18-20 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 20 minutes.

    #39 Pershing
    No changes. (!)

    #44 Wallace/Racine
    Weekdays:

    • Service will begin later, with the first northbound trip leaving Racine/87th at 4:30am and the first southbound trip leaving Halsted/Archer at 5:15am.
    • Service will end earlier, with the last northbound trip leaving Racine/87th at 9:40pm and the last southbound trip leaving Halsted/Archer at 10:25pm.

    Saturdays:

    • Service will begin later, with the first northbound trip leaving Racine/87th at 8am and the first southbound trip leaving Halsted/Archer at 8:50am.
    • Service will end earlier, with the last northbound trip leaving Racine/87th at 6pm and the last southbound trip leaving Halsted/Archer at 6:45pm.

    Sundays/holidays:

    • Service will begin later, with the first northbound trip leaving Racine/87th at 9am and the first southbound trip leaving Halsted/Archer at 9:45am.
    • Service will end earlier, with the last northbound trip leaving Racine/87th at 6pm and the last southbound trip leaving Halsted/Archer at 6:45pm.

    Service will also operate less frequently during the following periods:

    Weekdays:

    • During the morning rush period, service will operate approximately every 13-20 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 16-20 minutes.
    • During the afternoon rush period, service will operate approximately every 11-15 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 18-20 minutes.

    Saturdays:

    • During the morning, service will operate approximately every 20 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 18-20 minutes.
    • During the afternoon, service will operate approximately every 18-20 minutes.

    Sundays/holidays:

    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 18-20 minutes.
    • During the afternoon, service will operate approximately every 20 minutes.

    Red Line
    Weekdays:

    • During the early morning, service will operate approximately every 7.5-10 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 8-9 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 6-8.5 minutes.

    Saturdays:

    • During the morning, service will operate approximately every 10 minutes.
    • During the midday and afternoon, service will operate approximately every 7 minutes.

    Sundays/holidays:

    • During the mid-morning, service will operate approximately every 10-12 minutes.
    • During the late morning, service will operate approximately every 8-8.5 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 8.5 minutes.

    Green Line
    Weekdays:

    • During the morning rush period, service will operate approximately every 8-10 minutes.
    • During the midday, service will operate approximately every 8-12 minutes.
    • During the evening, service will operate approximately every 11-15 minutes.

    Saturdays:

    • During the morning, service will operate approximately every 12 minutes.

    Sundays/holidays:

    • During the morning through evening, service will operate approximately every 12 minutes.

    In the kind words of our benevolent, all-knowing transit overlords: Please allow extra travel time. And driving, sadly, is still the worst option.

    4 thoughts on “A Sox Fan’s Guide To The CTA Service Cuts”

    1. Lame, the twins sign Thome and O-Dog and the you come out with a CTA schedule. Have you no shame. Aren’t you pissed?

    2. Hey Jeff, relax and be happy you live in Orland Park. I can’t speak for other SOX fans, but this pisses me off more than Orlando Hudson and Jim Thome combined. God damn city can’t even keep the damn system running.

    3. Thanks for the info. I’ll be bookmarking this. Were any of the Sox Park Pace buses cut? I would think no, because AFIK, they only run direct routs to and from the park.

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