CTA Holiday Train, Bus return for 2021

Friday, December 3, 2021
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The CTA holiday train and holiday bus are both back.

For the first time in two years, passengers will be allowed on board.
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The CTA Holiday Train began running on Friday, November 26 and the CTA Holiday Bus started service on Tuesday, November 30.

CTA Red-Purple Bypass in service to ease congestion on Red, Purple, Brown Line trains
Face masks are required and there will be no Santa photos with children this year. If a train or bus becomes too crowded, they may not stop to pick riders up.

CTA Holiday Train Schedule:


Friday, November 26: Green Line and Orange Line from about 3 p.m. to about 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 27: Green Line from about 2 p.m. to about 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 30: Orange Line and Green Line from about 4 p.m. to about 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 1: Orange Line and Brown Line from about 3 p.m. to about 6 p.m.
Thursday, December 2: Orange Line and Brown Line from about 3:45 p.m. to about 6:45 p.m.
Friday, December 3: Orange Line and Brown Line from about 3 p.m. to about 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 4: Orange Line and Brown Line from about 12:45 p.m. to about 5 p.m
Sunday, December 5: special Loop run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday, December 7: Red Line from about 2:30 p.m. to about 5:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, December 8: Purple Line from about 3 p.m. to about 6:15 p.m.
Thursday, December 9: Red Line from about 3 p.m. to about 6 p.m.
Friday, December 10: Purple Line from about 3:45 p.m. to about 6:45 p.m.
Saturday, December 11: Red Line and Purple Line from about 4 p.m. to about 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 12: a special Loop run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday, December 14: Pink Line from about 2:30 p.m. to about 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 15: Pink Line from about 3 p.m. to about 6 p.m.
Thursday, December 16: Blue Line from about 3 p. m. to about 6:15 p.m.
Friday, December 17: Blue Line from about 4 p.m. to about 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, December 18: Blue Line from about 4 p.m. to about 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, December 22: Yellow Line from about 3 p.m. to about 7 p.m.

CTA Holiday Bus Schedule:


-November 30, December 1: #56 Milwaukee
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-December 2: #77 Belmont
-December 3: #22 Clark
-December 4: #22 Clark/#97 Skokie
-December 7-8: #66 Chicago
-December 9 : #126 Jackson
-December 10-11: #12 Roosevelt
-December 14-15: #62 Archer
-December 16: #49 Western/#X49 Western Express
-December 17: #79 79th
-December 18: #3 King Drive
-December 21: #28 Stony Island
-December 22: #29 State
-December 23: #J14 Jeffery Jump
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