Central station
Green Line · step-free
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Position
Through station
Service hours
24 hoursTrains all night
Step-free access
YesLifts or ramps to the platform
Central station on the Green Line
Central is a station on the Green Line of the Chicago ‘L’.
Trains call here around the clock — the Green 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 8 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.
Central station · Green Line — photo Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
How long from Central to…
| To | Time | Stops | Changes | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hare Airport | 67 min | 27 | 1 change | Green → Blue |
| Midway Airport | 53 min | 21 | 1 change | Green → Orange |
| Clark/Lake (the Loop) | 22 min | 11 | direct | Green |
| Roosevelt | 29 min | 14 | direct | Green |
| Belmont | 44 min | 19 | 1 change | Green → Brown |
| 95th/Dan Ryan | 55 min | 23 | 1 change | Green → Red |
| Fullerton | 39 min | 16 | 1 change | Green → Brown |
| Cermak-McCormick Place | 32 min | 15 | direct | Green |
Midday on a weekday, including a typical wait when you change. Plan your own trip.
Next and previous stops
The Green Line at a glance
Questions about Central
There is no first or last train — the Green 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 22 minutes to Clark/Lake in the Loop at midday, direct, 11 stops. Plan your exact trip.