Jackson Station (CTA)

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City: Chicago

Directions to and from Jackson Station (CTA) | Nearby

Jackson Station is a subway station under State Street for the Red Line and under Dearborn Street for the Blue Line at Jackson Street. The station has direct pedestrian tunnels connecting the rail platforms to facilitate transfers.

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The Red Line station entrances are located along State Street between Adams and Van Buren streets. It has two mezzanines, one between Adams-Jackson and another between Jackson-Van Buren. Each mezzanine has elevators connecting the street to mezzanine and from mezzanine to platform. For the Blue Line, station entrances are located along Dearborn Street between Adams and Van Buren streets. It also has two mezzanines, one between Adams-Jackson and another between Jackson-Van Buren, but only Adams-Jackson mezzanine has elevator access from the street to the mezzanine and from mezzanine to the platform.

CTA ticket machines are available in the mezzanines, which 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 underground station features a center platform for each line. This station is a part downtown subway that features a continuous platform that stretching all the way to Washington Street on the Blue Line and Lake Street on the Red Line.

South to 95th/Dan Ryan	North to Howard
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⇓ Next Station: Harrison	⇑ Next Station: Monroe

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South to Forest Park	North to O'Hare
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⇓ Next Station: LaSalle	⇑ Next Station: Monroe

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CTA service advisory

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. [1]
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. [2]
special-note: Elevator at 63rd Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe elevator at 63rd (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service due to floor repairs. [3]
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. [4]

There's a direct underground walkway (not wheelchair accessible) between the Blue and Red platforms. Riders using elevators transferring between the Blue and Red lines can exit the paid area and use the accessible tunnel (via Adams-Jackson mezzanines) connecting the Blue and Red lines. This is also a transfer point with the elevated Loop lines. To transfer to the Loop trains, exit the station and walk half a block to Harold Washington Library Station. Transfer is free for riders with Ventra card.