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Rush Service Ends On CTA Blue Line Cermak Branch

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Apr 28, 2008 5:22 am US/Central

Rush Service Ends On CTA Blue Line Cermak Branch

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― Beginning Monday, the CTA will increase morning and evening rush service on the Blue Line's Forest Park and O'Hare branches, but will no longer provide rush service on the 54th/Cermak Blue Line branch.

Weekday morning and evening rush service will be eliminated on the 54th/Cermak Blue Line branch because of low ridership. The branch serves the fewest customers per rail car of any rail line, according to a CTA release.

Since the introduction of the Pink Line, which operates on the same branch as the 54th/Cermak branch, customers have shown a preference for Pink Line service, the release said.

The 54th/Cermak branch will operate only on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 2:25 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Customer alerts were posted in rail stations and announcements have been running on Blue and Pink Line trains to inform riders of the change. Additionally, print advertisements were placed to notify riders and available LED screens at affected stations have been running reminder notices, the release said.

The changes have also been posted on the CTA's Web site.

Key destinations along the 54th/Cermak branch, such as the UIC campus, will continue to be served by the Pink Line, Forest Park Blue Line and Harrison (No. 7) and Ogden/Taylor (No. 38) buses.

The changes were approved by the Chicago Transit Board in March and are a part of the West Side Corridor service experiment, the release said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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