State/Lake station
Brown Line · change to Green Line, Orange Line, Purple Line, Pink Line · stairs only
State/Lake station on the Brown Line
State/Lake is an interchange on the Chicago ‘L’, served by the Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Purple Line and Pink Line.
The station is currently closed and no trains stop here.
This station is not step-free — access to the platform is by stairs only. If you need a lift, the station pages here list which stops nearby have one.
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.
State/Lake station · Brown Line — photo Nairn McWilliams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Changing trains at State/Lake
Change between these lines without leaving the station:
It is all one station — walk across, no second tap, no extra fare.
Next and previous stops
The Brown Line at a glance
Questions about State/Lake
It is served by the Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Purple Line, Pink Line.
No. It closed on 5 January 2026 for a full rebuild and is due to reopen in 2029. Trains pass through without stopping.
No. Access is by stairs only; there is no lift at this station.
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 Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Purple Line and Pink Line.