State/Lake station
Brown Line · closed until 2029
State/Lake station on the Brown Line
State/Lake is a Loop station on the Chicago ‘L’ used by the Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Purple Line and Pink Line.
The station is closed: it shut on 5 January 2026 for a full rebuild and is due to reopen in 2029. No trains stop here, so you cannot board, pay a fare or change lines at State/Lake until then.
Use Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash instead — both serve the same lines and are a few minutes away on foot.
State/Lake station · Brown Line — photo Nairn McWilliams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Changing trains near State/Lake
State/Lake is closed. These lines all stop at Clark/Lake and Washington/Wabash, where you can change between them:
Until State/Lake reopens, trains pass through it without stopping.
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.
No. State/Lake is closed until 2029 and no trains stop here. To change between the Brown, Green, Orange, Purple and Pink lines, use Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash instead.