[il-talk] FW: Take CTA to your new year's eve celebration

Wed Dec 29 00:55:52 UTC 2010

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From: "Robert A. Hansen" <roberthansen1970 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Take CTA to your new year's eve celebration

  It's Common Cents! Take CTA to Your New Year's Eve Celebrations

12/28/2010

/*Please Note: *All CTA bus and rail service will operate on a regular 

weekday schedule on Friday, December 31 and on a Sunday/Holiday schedule 

Saturday, January 1. /

Those headed out to holiday celebrations on New Year's Eve are 

encouraged to take advantage of the convenience of CTA service. The 

agency once again will provide rides on all CTA buses and trains for one 

penny, beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, December 31 until 6 a.m. Saturday, 

January 1.

Later service hours also will be in effect on several bus and rail 

routes making CTA a convenient, safe and affordable travel alternative 

for those out celebrating the New Year.

      Bus Service

          #4 Cottage Grove

#4 Cottage Grove buses will operate all night between Washington/State 

and 95th/Cottage Grove. Buses will operate approximately every 15 

minutes north of 63rd and Cottage Grove and every 30 minutes south of 63rd.

          #6 Jackson Park Express

#6 Jackson Park Express buses will operate southbound from downtown 

every 15 minutes until 3:15 a.m. The last northbound trip to downtown 

will leave 79th/South Shore Drive at 2:15 a.m.

          #20 Madison

#20 Madison buses will operate more frequently between Austin and 

Washington/State every 15 minutes during the overnight period.

          #22 Clark

#22 Clark buses will operate more frequently between Polk/Clark and the 

Howard Red Line station approximately every 15 to 20 minutes during the 

overnight period.

          #29 State

#29 State buses will operate in both directions all night between Navy 

Pier and Roosevelt/State in both directions. Service will be scheduled 

to operate every 15 minutes or less north of Roosevelt, and every 30 

minutes or less south of Roosevelt to the 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line station.

          #65 Grand

#65 Grand buses will operate westbound from Navy Pier to Grand and 

Nordica until 3 a.m. The last eastbound bus to Navy Pier will leave 

Grand and Nordica at 2 a.m. Service will operate approximately every 

15-30 minutes.

          #66 Chicago

#66 Chicago buses operate westbound from Navy Pier to Chicago and Austin 

Avenue until 3 a.m. The last eastbound bus from Austin Avenue to Navy 

Pier will leave around midnight. Regular Night Owl service will operate 

between State/Washington and Chicago/Pulaski.

          #124 Navy Pier

#124 Navy Pier buses will operate southbound from Navy Pier to the 

Millennium Park Randolph Street Station, Ogilvie Transportation Center 

and Union Station until 1 a.m. The last northbound trip to Navy Pier 

from Union Station will be at 12:30 a.m.

          #151 Sheridan (Owl Service)

#151 Sheridan Owl service buses will operate between Sheridan/Foster and 

Union Station approximately every 15-20 minutes until 3 a.m.

      Rail Service

The last Brown, Orange, Pink and Green line trains will leave downtown 

at 1:30 a.m. from the following downtown stations:

    * Brown Line -- Washington/Wells

    * Green Line -- Adams (northbound) and Clinton (southbound)

    * Orange Line -- Library-State/Van Buren

    * Pink Line -- Clark/Lake

Purple Line trains will operate from Howard to Linden until 2:00 a.m.

More frequent service will be provided on the Red Line (approximately 

every 8-10 minutes from midnight until 6 a.m.) and Blue Line Forest Park 

and O'Hare branches (approximately every 12-15 minutes from 1:30 a.m. 

until 5 a.m.). Both lines operate 24 hours daily.

Yellow Line trains will operate from Howard to Skokie until 2:00 a.m.

For details about all CTA service on New Year's Eve call 836-7000 (all 

local area codes) or visit the CTA Web site at www.transitchicago.com 

<http://www.transitchicago.com/>.

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