Clark/Lake station
Blue Line · change to Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Purple Line, Pink Line · step-free
Clark/Lake station on the Blue Line
Clark/Lake is an interchange on the Chicago ‘L’, served by the Blue Line, Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Purple Line and Pink Line.
Trains call here around the clock — the Blue Line is one of only two ‘L’ lines that never closes. Overnight you will wait roughly eight to ten minutes; at the morning rush it is every 6 minutes.
The station is step-free: there is a lift or ramp from street level to the platform, and trains are level with the platform edge.
A ride from here costs $2.50, the same as anywhere else on the ‘L’ and the same however far you go. Transfers are free for two hours.
Clark/Lake station · Blue Line — photo Nairn McWilliams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
How long from Clark/Lake to…
| To | Time | Stops | Changes | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hare Airport | 42 min | 16 | direct | Blue |
| Midway Airport | 28 min | 10 | direct | Orange |
| Roosevelt | 8 min | 3 | direct | Green |
| Belmont | 18 min | 8 | direct | Brown |
| 95th/Dan Ryan | 34 min | 12 | 1 change | Green → Red |
| Fullerton | 14 min | 5 | direct | Brown |
| Cermak-McCormick Place | 11 min | 4 | direct | Green |
Midday on a weekday, including a typical wait when you change. Plan your own trip.
Changing trains at Clark/Lake
Change between these lines without leaving the station:
It is all one station — walk across, no second tap, no extra fare.
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Questions about Clark/Lake
It is served by the Blue Line, Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Purple Line, Pink Line.
There is no first or last train — the Blue Line runs 24 hours a day, every day. Overnight, trains come roughly every 8–10 minutes.
Yes — there is a lift or ramp from the street to the platform, and trains are level with the platform.
Yes, and it costs nothing: it is one station, so you walk across to the other platform without tapping again. You can change between the Blue Line, Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Purple Line and Pink Line.