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Yellow Line ('L')

The Yellow Line route provides rapid transit train service between Dempster-Skokie and Howard (in Chicago), with connecting service to downtown Chicago via Purple Line Express or Red Line.

This line is also commonly known by its original, service name, the "Skokie Swift."

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Hours of Operation
- Timetables
Customer Alerts for this route
Route Diagram and Guide (with stations and station timetables)

Hours of Operation:

	Weekdays	Saturday	Sunday/Holiday
Between Dempster-Skokie and Howard (Skokie Swift)
Dempster-Skokie to Howard	5:00a-11:15p	6:30a-11:15p	6:30a-11:15p
Howard to Dempster-Skokie	4:45a-11:00p	6:15a-11:00p	6:15a-11:00p

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Yellow Line

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Route map

with stations and station timetables

This map represents order of stations along route, not geography.


Dempster-Skokie	CTA Buses #54A, #97 Pace Buses #250, #626	Station Timetable (.pdf)
Oakton-Skokie	CTA Buses #54A, #97 Pace Buses #210, #226 (3 blks west)	Station Timetable (.pdf)

Howard	CTA Buses #22, #97, #147, #151, #201, #205, #206 Pace Buses #215, #290	Station Timetable (.pdf)

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Trains:

Red Line	Service Change
Blue Line	Normal Service
Brown Line	Normal Service
Green Line	Service Change
Orange Line	Normal Service
Purple Line	Normal Service
Pink Line	Normal Service
Yellow Line	Normal Service

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51	59	67	70	71	78
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