Boarding Change at Racine and Illinois Medical District Cancelled

Normal Service for 40470 Racine , 40810 Illinois Medical District and Blue Blue Line

Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Western and UIC-Halsted, resulting in minor delays.

Severity: 25
Start Date: July 29, 2010
End Date: July 30, 2010
Official CTA Customer Alert: http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/alert_detail.aspx?AlertId=6958

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How does this affect my trip?
The planned work affecting boarding at the Racine and Illinois Medical District stations is cancelled.

Blue Line trains will operate normally between Western and UIC-Halsted.

Recent Changes

Start Date	End Date	Headline	Impact	Status	Update Date
07/29/2010	07/30/2010	Boarding Change at Racine and Illinois Medical District Cancelled	Normal Service		Aug 25 2010 at 21:18	view full description
How does this affect my trip? The planned work affecting boarding at the Racine and Illinois Medical District stations is cancelled. Blue Line trains will operate normally between Western and UIC-Halsted.
07/29/2010	07/30/2010	Boarding Change, Delays Between Western and UIC-Halsted	Planned Work		Aug 23 2010 at 19:47	view full description
How does this affect my trip? Mon, Jul 26 and Tue, July 27: Board/exit all trains on the Forest Park-bound side of the platform at the Illinois Medical District and Racine stations. Wed, Jul 28 and Thu, Jul 29: Board/exit all trains on the O’Hare-bound side of the platform at the Racine and Illinois Medical District stations. Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Western and UIC-Halsted, resulting in minor delays. Allow extra travel time. Why is service being changed? We are performing maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely along the Blue Line.

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