Lawrence 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
Lawrence station on the Red Line
Lawrence 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.
Lawrence station · Red Line — photo Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
How long from Lawrence to…
| To | Time | Stops | Changes | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hare Airport | 76 min | 28 | 1 change | Red → Blue |
| Midway Airport | 52 min | 21 | 1 change | Red → Orange |
| Clark/Lake (the Loop) | 33 min | 12 | 1 change | Red → Blue |
| Roosevelt | 28 min | 14 | direct | Red |
| Belmont | 8 min | 4 | direct | Red |
| 95th/Dan Ryan | 52 min | 23 | direct | Red |
| Fullerton | 12 min | 5 | direct | Red |
| Cermak-McCormick Place | 37 min | 15 | 1 change | Red → 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 Lawrence
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 33 minutes to Clark/Lake in the Loop at midday, 1 change(s), 12 stops. Plan your exact trip.