Garfield station

Red Line · step-free

Lines

Red

Position

Through station

Service hours

24 hoursTrains all night

Step-free access

YesLifts or ramps to the platform

Garfield station on the Red Line

Garfield 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.

Garfield station on the Red Line of the Chicago 'L' (CTA), Chicago

Garfield station · Red Line — photo Adam Moss from Macomb, IL, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

How long from Garfield to…

How long it takes from Garfield
ToTimeStopsChangesRoute
O'Hare Airport66 min261 changeRedBlue
Midway Airport36 min111 changeRedOrange
Clark/Lake (the Loop)23 min101 changeRedBlue
Roosevelt12 min4directRed
Belmont33 min14directRed
95th/Dan Ryan12 min5directRed
Fullerton29 min13directRed
Cermak-McCormick Place20 min51 changeRedGreen

Midday on a weekday, including a typical wait when you change. Plan your own trip.

The Red Line at a glance

Questions about Garfield

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 23 minutes to Clark/Lake in the Loop at midday, 1 change(s), 10 stops. Plan your exact trip.

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