Lake Station (CTA)

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City: Chicago

Directions to and from Lake Station (CTA) | Nearby

The Lake Red Line station is located under State Street by Lake Street. This is a transfer point for lines within the CTA system and with Metra ME and South Shore Line trains at Chicago Millennium Station. The nearest Loop Elevated station is State/Lake Station which its nearest entrances are just around the corner from the subway exits near Lake Street. Blue line trains stop a block west at Washington Station under Dearborn Street. There's an underground pedestrian connection between the station mezzanines through the Block 37 shopping mall. There's no charge for transferring riders using Ventra.

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The Red Line station entrances are located along State Street between Lake and Washington streets. It has two mezzanines, one between Lake-Randolph and another between Randolph-Washington. Only the Randolph-Washington mezzanine has elevators from street to mezzanine and from mezzanine to 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 and is part of a subway with a continuous platform and multiple stations stretching to Jackson Blvd to the south.

South to 95th/Dan Ryan	North to Howard
Real time departures:
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⇓ Next Station: Monroe	⇑ Next Station: Grand

Real time data provided by CTA

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CTA service advisory

special-note: Elevator at Wilson Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe Howard- and Linden- bound platform elevator at Wilson (Red, Purple Lines) is temporarily out-of-service due to an electrical issue. [1]
planned: Boarding Change at SheridanBoard/exit Red Line trains in both directions on the 95th-bound platform at Sheridan station. [2]
planned: 95th-bound Trains Bypass Addison95th-bound Red Line trains will not stop at Addison. [3]
special-note: Elevator at Clark/Division Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe elevator to/from street at Clark/Division (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service. [4]
special-note: Elevator at 79th Temporarily Out-of-ServiceThe elevator at 79th (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service. [5]