Jackson 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
Jackson station on the Red Line
Jackson 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.
Jackson station · Red Line — photo Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
How long from Jackson to…
| To | Time | Stops | Changes | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hare Airport | 52 min | 19 | direct | Blue |
| Midway Airport | 26 min | 9 | 1 change | Red → Orange |
| Clark/Lake (the Loop) | 10 min | 3 | direct | Blue |
| Roosevelt | 2 min | 2 | direct | Red |
| Belmont | 20 min | 8 | direct | Red |
| 95th/Dan Ryan | 25 min | 11 | direct | Red |
| Fullerton | 16 min | 7 | direct | Red |
| Cermak-McCormick Place | 10 min | 3 | 1 change | Red → Green |
Midday on a weekday, including a typical wait when you change. Plan your own trip.
Changing trains at Jackson
Free transfer inside the station — no need to tap again, and step-free.
Out-of-system transfer: leave the station and walk. A transfer is charged unless you are using a pass.
Next and previous stops
The Red Line at a glance
Questions about Jackson
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.
It is about a 3-minute walk. Free transfer inside the station — no need to tap again, and step-free. Jackson station.
It is about a 4-minute walk. Out-of-system transfer: leave the station and walk. A transfer is charged unless you are using a pass. Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren station.
About 10 minutes to Clark/Lake in the Loop at midday, direct, 3 stops. Plan your exact trip.