Cermak-Chinatown station
Red 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
Cermak-Chinatown station on the Red Line
Cermak-Chinatown is a station on the Red Line of the Chicago ‘L’.
Trains call here around the clock — the Red 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 5 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.
Cermak-Chinatown station · Red Line — photo AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
How long from Cermak-Chinatown to…
| To | Time | Stops | Changes | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hare Airport | 57 min | 23 | 1 change | Red → Blue |
| Midway Airport | 28 min | 7 | direct | Orange |
| Clark/Lake (the Loop) | 14 min | 7 | 1 change | Red → Blue |
| Roosevelt | 4 min | 1 | direct | Red |
| Belmont | 24 min | 11 | direct | Red |
| 95th/Dan Ryan | 20 min | 8 | direct | Red |
| Fullerton | 20 min | 10 | direct | Red |
| Cermak-McCormick Place | 12 min | 1 | direct | Green |
Midday on a weekday, including a typical wait when you change. Plan your own trip.
Next and previous stops
The Red Line at a glance
Questions about Cermak-Chinatown
There is no first or last train — the Red 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 14 minutes to Clark/Lake in the Loop at midday, 1 change(s), 7 stops. Plan your exact trip.