Bus Substitution Between Howard and Davis
Shuttle buses replace Purple Line rail service between the Howard and Davis stations.
Severity: 25
Start Date: June 22, 2012
End Date: June 25, 2012
Official CTA Customer Alert: http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/alert_detail.aspx?AlertId=14038
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How does this affect my trip?
Shuttle buses replace rail service between the Howard and Davis stations.
Trains operate between Davis and Linden only.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are replacing the Dempster Street and Grove Street viaducts with new bridge spans.
Shuttle Bus Service:
Shuttle buses will operate between Howard and Davis, stopping on Chicago Avenue at South Blvd., Main Street and Dempster Street at the bus stops normally used by the #205.
- Howard: Board northbound buses in the station's bus terminal.
- South Blvd.: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave. and South Blvd.: Northbound stop on southeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Main: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave and Main Street: Northbound stop on northeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Dempster: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave. and Dempster Street: Northbound stop on southeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Davis: Board southbound buses on Benson Avenue outside the Davis 'L' station.
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Recent Changes
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End Date |
Headline |
Impact |
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Update Date |
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| 06/22/2012 |
06/25/2012 |
Bus Substitution Between Howard and Davis |
Planned Work Affects Train Tracker prediction availability(What's this?) |
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Jun 26 2012 at 05:03 |
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How does this affect my trip? Shuttle buses replace rail service between the Howard and Davis stations. Trains operate between Davis and Linden only. Allow extra travel time. Why is service being changed? We are replacing the Dempster Street and Grove Street viaducts with new bridge spans. Shuttle Bus Service: Shuttle buses will operate between Howard and Davis, stopping on Chicago Avenue at South Blvd., Main Street and Dempster Street at the bus stops normally used by the #205. - Howard: Board northbound buses in the station's bus terminal.
- South Blvd.: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave. and South Blvd.: Northbound stop on southeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Main: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave and Main Street: Northbound stop on northeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Dempster: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave. and Dempster Street: Northbound stop on southeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Davis: Board southbound buses on Benson Avenue outside the Davis 'L' station.
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| 06/22/2012 |
06/25/2012 |
Bus Substitution Between Howard and Davis |
Planned Work Affects Train Tracker prediction availability(What's this?) |
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Jun 07 2012 at 13:39 |
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How does this affect my trip? Shuttle buses replace rail service between the Howard and Davis stations. Trains operate between Davis and Linden only. Allow extra travel time. Why is service being changed? We are replacing the Greenleaf Street viaduct with a new bridge span. Shuttle Bus Service: Shuttle buses will operate between Howard and Davis, stopping on Chicago Avenue at South Blvd., Main Street and Dempster Street at the bus stops normally used by the #205. - Howard: Board northbound buses in the station's bus terminal.
- South Blvd.: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave. and South Blvd.: Northbound stop on southeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Main: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave and Main Street: Northbound stop on northeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Dempster: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave. and Dempster Street: Northbound stop on southeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Davis: Board southbound buses on Benson Avenue outside the Davis 'L' station.
Map:  |
| 06/22/2012 |
06/25/2012 |
Bus Substitution Between Howard and Davis |
Planned Work |
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Jun 07 2012 at 12:39 |
view full description |
How does this affect my trip?
Shuttle buses replace rail service between the Howard and Davis stations.
Trains operate between Davis and Linden only.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are replacing the Greenleaf Street viaduct with a new bridge span.
Shuttle Bus Service:
Shuttle buses will operate between Howard and Davis, stopping on Chicago Avenue at South Blvd., Main Street and Dempster Street at the bus stops normally used by the #205.
- Howard: Board northbound buses in the station's bus terminal.
- South Blvd.: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave. and South Blvd.: Northbound stop on southeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Main: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave and Main Street: Northbound stop on northeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Dempster: Board buses at the intersection of Chicago Ave. and Dempster Street: Northbound stop on southeast corner; Southbound stop on northwest corner.
- Davis: Board southbound buses on Benson Avenue outside the Davis 'L' station.
Map:

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