Boarding Change, Delays Between Western (Forest Park branch) and UIC-Halsted

Planned Work for Blue Blue Line , 40470 Racine and 40810 Illinois Medical District

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

Severity: 25
Start Date: August 4, 2010
End Date: August 5, 2010
Official CTA Customer Alert: http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/alert_detail.aspx?AlertId=7043

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How does this affect my trip?

Sun, Aug 1 and Mon, Aug 2: Board/exit all trains on the Forest Park-bound side of the platform at the Illinois Medical District and Racine stations.

Tue, aug 3 through Thu, Aug 5: 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 track maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely along the Blue Line.

Recent Changes

Start Date	End Date	Headline	Impact	Status	Update Date
08/04/2010	08/05/2010	Boarding Change, Delays Between Western (Forest Park branch) and UIC-Halsted	Planned Work		Aug 25 2010 at 21:14	view full description
How does this affect my trip? Sun, Aug 1 and Mon, Aug 2: Board/exit all trains on the Forest Park-bound side of the platform at the Illinois Medical District and Racine stations. Tue, aug 3 through Thu, Aug 5: 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 track maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely along the Blue Line.
08/04/2010	08/05/2010	Boarding Change, Delays Between Western (Forest Park branch) and UIC-Halsted	Planned Work		Aug 23 2010 at 19:46	view full description
How does this affect my trip? Sun, Aug 1 and Mon, Aug 2: Board/exit all trains on the Forest Park-bound side of the platform at the Illinois Medical District and Racine stations. Tue, aug 3 through Thu, Aug 5: 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 track maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely along the Blue Line.

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