Harlem station
Blue Line · O'Hare Branch · step-free
Lines
Position
Through station
Service hours
24 hoursTrains all night
Step-free access
YesLifts or ramps to the platform
Harlem station on the Blue Line
Harlem is a station on the Blue Line of the Chicago ‘L’, on the O’Hare Branch.
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.
Harlem station · Blue Line — photo Jacob G. from Chicago, Ilinois, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
How long from Harlem to…
| To | Time | Stops | Changes | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hare Airport | 12 min | 3 | direct | Blue |
| Midway Airport | 60 min | 23 | 1 change | Blue → Orange |
| Clark/Lake (the Loop) | 28 min | 13 | direct | Blue |
| Roosevelt | 40 min | 16 | 1 change | Blue → Orange |
| Belmont | 50 min | 21 | 1 change | Blue → Brown |
| 95th/Dan Ryan | 62 min | 28 | 1 change | Blue → Red |
| Fullerton | 46 min | 18 | 1 change | Blue → Brown |
| Cermak-McCormick Place | 44 min | 17 | 1 change | Blue → Green |
Midday on a weekday, including a typical wait when you change. Plan your own trip.
Next and previous stops
The Blue Line at a glance
Questions about Harlem
The Blue Line, on the O’Hare Branch.
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.
About 28 minutes to Clark/Lake in the Loop at midday, direct, 13 stops. Plan your exact trip.