Howard station
Red Line · change to Purple Line, Yellow Line · step-free
Howard station on the Red Line
Howard is an interchange on the Chicago ‘L’, served by the Red Line, Purple Line and Yellow Line. It is the northern end of all 3 of them.
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.
Howard station · Red Line — photo Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
How long from Howard to…
| To | Time | Stops | Changes | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hare Airport | 88 min | 37 | 1 change | Red → Blue |
| Midway Airport | 66 min | 30 | 1 change | Red → Orange |
| Clark/Lake (the Loop) | 46 min | 21 | 1 change | Red → Blue |
| Roosevelt | 42 min | 23 | direct | Red |
| Belmont | 21 min | 13 | direct | Red |
| 95th/Dan Ryan | 64 min | 32 | direct | Red |
| Fullerton | 26 min | 14 | direct | Red |
| Cermak-McCormick Place | 50 min | 24 | 1 change | Red → Green |
Midday on a weekday, including a typical wait when you change. Plan your own trip.
Changing trains at Howard
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 Red Line at a glance
Questions about Howard
It is served by the Red Line, Purple Line, Yellow Line.
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.
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 Red Line, Purple Line and Yellow Line.
About 46 minutes to Clark/Lake in the Loop at midday, 1 change(s), 21 stops. Plan your exact trip.