Howard Station (CTA)
Located at the northern border of Chicago, Howard Station connects the 
Red, Yellow, and Purple lines. Howard also serves as the transfer point between the city-oriented CTA and the suburban Pace bus systems. The elevated station, built in 1921, was expanded and renovated in stages from 2000 to 2009.
Points of interest
CTA 'L'
This station entrances are located on south side of Howard Street under the tracks, and by the bus plaza further south. There are exit-only stairs to the north side of Howard. CTA ticket machines are available at the Howard Street and bus plaza entrances. The machines sell reloadable Ventra card, single-ride, or 1 day ticket. All riders must pass through the turnstile with a valid Ventra card, ticket, contactless bank card, or mobile device with Apple/Samsung/Android Pay.
This station features two center platforms. One of the platforms is used by northbound Yellow and Purple line trains and another for southbound Red and Purple line trains
| South to 95th/Dan Ryan, to Loop (peak)
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North to Linden, to Dempster-Skokie
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| ⇓ Next Station: Jarvis (Red), Wilson (Purple) | ⇑ Next Station: South Boulevard (Purple), Oakton-Skokie (Yellow) |
Real time data provided by CTA
- special-note: State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary ClosureEffective, now, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station is closed for reconstruction into 2029. Please use adjacent stations at Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash. [1]
- special-note: Elevator at Addison Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe elevator at Addison (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service due to elevator upgrades. [2]
- normal: State/Lake Elevated Station Temporary ClosureEffective, now, the State/Lake Loop Elevated station is closed for reconstruction into 2029. Please use adjacent stations at Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash. [3]
- special-note: Elevator at Jackson (Van Buren entrance) Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe elevator to/from platform at the Jackson Van Buren entrance to Jackson (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service due to elevator upgrades. [4]
- special-note: Elevator at Chicago Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe Kimball- and Linden-bound platform elevator at Chicago (Brown, Purple Lines) is temporarily out-of-service due to upgrading. [5]
- special-note: Elevator at 63rd Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe elevator at 63rd (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service due to floor repairs. [6]
- special-note: Elevator at Sox-35th Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe elevator at Sox-35th (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service due to a structural issue outside of the elevator. [7]
- special-note: Elevator at Washington/Wabash Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe Brown Line and Harlem-bound Green Line platform elevator at Washington/Wabash is temporarily out-of-service due to a electrical issue. [8]
- special-note: Elevator at 69th Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe elevator at 69th (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service. [9]
- special-note: Elevator at Lawrence Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe elevator at Lawrence (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service. [10]
Bus
Parking
Parking ($6) is available at this station. Parking at this rate requires validation inside the paid area of station.
