My husband and I took the L train during our week long stay in Chicago. Clark/Late station is the major transfer station because you switch off onto multiple lines. We were headed to Chicago Music Exchange on N Lincoln. Our route was Cermak-McCormick to Clark/Lake, where we transferred to the Brown line for the Paulina train stop. The station gets crowded! We were there midday on Tuesday on one of the hottest days in June. Fortunately, the signage was clear and we got to the correct platform. Plus the wait for the train wasn't long. Chicago has a great public transportation train system. read more

クラーク駅はオヘア空港に向かうブルーラインの駅です。 空港に直通で便利ですが1時間はかかります。 地上にはシカゴ名物のループの駅もあります。 シカゴの真冬はミシガン湖の風も相まって射すような寒さ。 駅すぐのリバーウオークは真冬には川に流氷が現れます。 冬以外は観光船で大賑わいです。 昔の話ですが、地下鉄は冬でも暖房はなかったです。 真冬のある日、私は空港に行くため朝4時に地下鉄に乗ると、 男性がベンチに横たわって寝てました。 車両には他に男性ふたり、私は少し離れて座りました。 次の駅で身なりの良い40代位の男性と、 中学生位の男の子が乗ってきました。 確実に親子だとおもいます。 3つ先の駅で降りる寸前、父親は寝てる男性のズボンのポケットに いくらかのお札をねじ込んで降りていきました。 息子は父の姿を見て無言で後ろについて降りていきました。 当然、寝てる男性は気づいてます。 でも、それから1時間近く終点の空港まで微動だにしませんでした。 空港到着、皆が降りていきます。 彼はどうするのだろう。私は最後まで座席にいました。 すると、彼は身体を動かすでもなく、顔を動かすでもなく、 寝たままポケットのお金をだして、 片目で確認するとそのままポケットに戻し目を閉じました。 夜が明けるまで　地下鉄で往復して過ごすのだと思います。 このふたりの男性、住む世界は天と地ほど違うと思うけど、 私は二人に共通する人間の奥にある何かを感じずにはいられませんでした。 帰宅して夫に話すと、そうだねと一言。 昔のことですが、今も鮮明に残っている光景です。 私は数年前から夫に次いで年金生活者になりました。 結婚時からお金は葬式代と僅かなものを残すだけでよいと 若い頃からふたりでたくさん旅に出ました。 歳を重ね、夫と旅の思い出を語る時間が本当に幸せです。 これからも旅に出て、（今は夫はお留守番、土産話聞き役となる） この世を去る寸前まで、この素晴らしい世界を見て行きたいです。 WBC観戦、4年後また絶対に行きます。 その時はシカゴから長距離列車でマイアミへ。 目標ができました。 おしまい。 read more

CTA - Clark/Lake - 風が強い日この橋を渡るのは難儀でした。札幌の冬の大通の何倍も辛い寒さでした。円形は通称トウモロコシビル、下段が駐車場、上階が住居。シカゴは風の街、建築の街とも言われてます。 - Train Stations Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I came to this station to catch a blue line train out to O'Hare Airport. It's conveniently located in the northern part of the Loop. The blue line runs on a lower level subway platform. If it's your first time, just follow the signs that will direct you on where you need to go to catch your train. read more

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Clark and lake is one of the superstations where you can transfer to multiple lines. The station can get pretty crowded on a weekday during rush hour but it looks like they have improved on headway so there are more trains. Looks like they upgraded some of the signage and are currently upgrading one of the entrance under the Thompson center. Curious to see how that ends up though read more

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Delays, I have the Ventra app and it said the bus would arrive within 5 minutes so I decided it would be convenient to wait for the bus and save some money instead of taking the uber. Time tracking kept saying Due for 40 minutes until it finally decides to say next bus would run in 5 hours. Horrible business I been waiting almost an hour in a cold rainy midnight day. It's not the first time there's always delays, CTA just sucks. read more

Good station. Good location. Nothing outstanding. I just wish cta would kept the homeless off the trains. They need to figure it out. Empty the trains at the end of every stop. No lying down or sleeping. read more

This station could use some help. I'm mainly talking about the blue line station. It smells like piss and I saw what looked like a pee stain on the escalator. I saw a guy that was doing the fent fold. When train arrives, it is very loud. read more

Clark and Lake is the biggest CTA stop on the Loop and it gets plenty of big crowds. In these crowds are riders and others who aren't, if you know what I mean. Yes this is a popular place for homeless people to hang out. Almost every train comes through here. This is also where to go if you like endless escalators and stairs. It can be found on the north side of the Loop close to some other systems you can conveniently access. It serves the Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. The times each of these operates varies. Blue is the only one of these that is underground, and getting there is a tedious process. Go to the indoor part and take the escalators and stairs all the way to the bottom, which takes a few minutes or so. Basically it's Hell. If the journey hasn't already taken your breath away, the smell will. Seriously it's barf inducing so avoid eating. The fantastic combination of body odor, fumes, garbage, piss, and shit. As for the upper platform, the air is much better. Brown goes counterclockwise. The others go clockwise so you have to be on the correct side of the platform. For the Brown, stand on the north. The others are on the south. Close proximity to City Hall and the Daley Center. To answer you comedians, the smell isn't coming from there. Also there's elevators, if they haven't been used as a bathroom. There's never a long wait for a train with so many coming and going. Also know the Purple is a limited extension. It's only on weekdays at rush hour. The upper platform gives you some good views. read more

CTA - Clark/Lake - Station - Train Stations Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Very convenient CTA stop with the elevators and escalators, but wow... the urine smell. read more

CTA - Clark/Lake - Tracks... waiting for the EL - Train Stations Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Clark&lake CTA is a busy station but has a wide platform for social distancing, one tip is to stand close to the front of the train and away from the entrance to the platform, it seems everyone tends to gather around that area. read more

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It's a good station! Homeless people may hang out here so be safe! I love the fully closed off connection to the blue line. It's feels long tho. read more

Chicago needs to be more mindful of it's handicapped passengers and people who are not familiar with the city itself. We had purchased a Citipass anxious to explore all the wonders of your city only to be met with lots of frustration. Noone seems to know where the handicapped elevators are to get to the Redline.. Some were closed second to construction. We were told that CVS sells transit passes walked to the closest CVS only to find out that not all stores do. We tried calling the CTA prior ,only to be met with offices closed ,try virtual assist which was useless with response to our quesions. The police were also uninformed they referred us to Google which we already had been using. The hotel we stayed at tried to help but in the end they got us an expensive taxi ride. When we managed to get a bus ,half the secure latches were broke and the belted hooks to secure my husband's wheelchair would not release to secure him in. On one bus late at night a woman got on the bus with a mobility scooter and took 1 side for her and her scooter and the other side would have been open but an older women with a walker declined to move for us to use the only other area where a wheelchair could be locked in place . I don't blame her in a way for not wanting to move she also was handicapped with a walker. She had every right to sit there also. We spoke to the bus driver who said another bus would be along soon and they told that bus to wait for us.We got off that bus and waited. We never had a chance to see some of the attractions we paid for. We could not get down to enjoy Riverwalk either. The bus ramps are small compared to my husbands wheelchair so there was not much navigation room. There were several bright spots though after our expensive one way taxi ride one of the ticket sellers at Wrigley Field told us how to get to the Redline and Nigeria there was a big help and took us under her wing. I must say people are very inconsiderate though with the handicapped at one station we pressed the button for assist multiple times and apparently the button didn't work or they didn't hear it.I had to hunt someone down to assist us so.We had missed several trains and people will come late and stand right in front of the person in a wheelchair instead of to their side.blocking their ability to get on. One man who was on a motorized chair almost fell ,he attempted getting on the Redline without ramp assist because their was also no handicap assist for him. My son bought transit passes for 3 days for all of us but no one told us handicap apparently ride free. So if you are visiting Chicago make sure you are not handicapped this city states they are handicapped accessible but in reality it is a city for only the ablebodied. I feel sorry for it's handicapped residents.CTA I have alot of suggestions to improve your transit for the disabled and for visitors .if you have the time I would be more than happy to discuss with you. read more

This is a nice transit station, so you literally can switch to any line on the Loop to any direction (except for red line). I really like the upper station. However, there's no restrooms there, but should be at least on that one station. Also the exits for an underground Blue line are narrow, but nothing to do with this... read more

CTA - Clark/Lake - Train Stations Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Ridin' the L This train gets me around from the Loop on out to O'Hare on a straight shot. I'm happy that there are plenty of elevators and escalators around here to get you where you wanna go. Unfortunately, the place smells heavily of pee. You gotta wonder what all those mysterious stains on the glass of the elevators are- or not. Bleh. The place was clean of litter and graffiti, but seemed to have a wide variety of interesting odors. The trains run on time around here, and there are screens on the platform to set your expectations on when the next train is set to arrive. The platforms are labelled well, and there were plenty of CTA employees around to make sure that things functioned smoothly. Make sure you got that Ventra card! read more

This station, via the Blue Line, is the most efficient and economical way to get to the Loop from O'Hare Airport. Grab a Ventra card and avoid all of hassle and expense of using a cab to get to the many large hotels in the area. Upon arrival at this station, the first thing you'll notice is the numerous levels and tight passages you need to navigate to either change trains or to get out of the station. The escalators are extremely narrow and the station itself can be a bit confusing when attempting to locate an exchange or an exit. The station itself, for the vast amounts of traffic it sees, is pretty clean and somewhat well maintained. Despite it's location, I did not encounter a large number of shady characters. This is the hub to get to where you want to go in Chicagoland. read more

My mom is disabled and we use the elevators while traveling on The CTA & oh my goodness! These elevators need a daily scrub down. They reek of urine! This is all the time. CTA really needs to handle this. You have disabled people and parents with children in strollers dealing with this filth. So sad. read more

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This is hands down the worst train station I've had to patron outside of Jefferson Park. How are only 2 of your stations more filthy and disgusting than SEVERAL NYC train stations combined? I DAILY have to play hopscotch with puddles of piss and bleach. I DAILY have to get form point a to point b by dodging bodies sprawled out across the station floors. I DAILY skip over human feces. Idc that CTA has lowered the fare to $20 a week when the service should be FREE. NEVER on time, constant broken appliances such as elevators and/or escalators, way to go on the accessibility . The smell is so putrid that I'm constantly nauseas while traveling within the space. I legit hate CTA. On NYC's worst day they have better public transportation than Chicago on their best day. This city is TOO big TO NOT have proper functioning and clean public transportation systems. You can always expect it to smell like piss and the bottom of an ashtray. The trains aren't ANY better. Trains are riddled with piss, debris, smoking, vomit and more. At least during the pandemic they pretended to clean ‍ read more

This is the nearest station to The Loop. Our hotel was the Hilton London House and it was about a 10 minute walk to get from the station to the hotel. We changed hotels and also stayed at the Hyatt Regency Chicago and that also took about 10 minutes to walk from the hotel to the station. The day I left Chicago, I walked from the Hyatt to the station when it was about 5 a.m. The streets were empty and relatively safe in the early morning as there were a few people walking around at that time, but no hoodlums. Only thing is that there were a lot of homeless on the platform and in the train in the early morning. I got approached for some money once but other than that they all mind their own business. The 6:01 a.m. train from Clark/Lake to O'Hare was full of tourists headed to the airport that day. read more

A couple of things are wrong about this station. For one the escalators from the street level to the platform are not wide enough. So when one person decides to not walk and just stand there it slows everyone down. The other thing is there is a pigeon jihad going on here. I know that it's only a matter of time before they all fire their crap upon me like a cluster bomb over the deserts in Baghdad. I'm all for animal rights, but the pigeon problem at this station is out of control. Perhaps there should be some BB guns available for travelers waiting for trains to help deal with the problem. Here the pigeons have absolutely no fear of man. They will walk by you within inches. During the colder months they cluster under the heaters in greater numbers than the humans. read more

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What a nice treat today to have the Blue Bunny brand hand out ice cream at the Clark/Lake CTA station . read more

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It's one of the most active CTA stops just because you can transfer to the blue line and the blue line connects to everything else (except red sort of without walking ) the elevator that takes you up and down without walking has an unbearably nasty smell and it's disgusting. The escalators are super small as well. The people here pack this place which can be even more stressful. read more

***This is a key CTA station where you can transfer to several train lines that take you to many key spots in and just outside of Chicago; this station also takes you to O'Hare quickly and very cheaply (less than $3 per person vs. $30 or more for a taxi); the trains come fairly regularly, but you should plan for up to a 15-minute wait if you come at the wrong time; depending on when you catch the train here, you might have to stand with your luggage for at least a portion of the ride to O'Hare*** I am not sure what the parking situation is here. read more

Unsafe for women CTA is completely unsafe for women. CTA claims they are being proactive by having cameras on the train. Cameras on the train won't prevent an assault. Did you know that on September 10, 2018, just two days ago a woman was sexually assaulted on the Blue Line between the Pulaski and Cicero stops? There was no security to speak of and the CTA personnel's reaction to the assault was dismal. The number one priority of CTA should be security and safety of all riders. Most of the stations are in serious need of repairs. People get attacked on the trains. There's drug use that is obvious. CTA reaction to all this? Hike the prices. Don't increase the prices if nothing will come of it. read more

If I decided to break out the statistics and calculate and graph the amount of time I spent at train stations, I would easily say that I spend most of my time here at this station waiting for either the orange line or the Blue line. I have not done an actual stair count here but a brisk walk up these suckers once a day make for some pretty good exercise and can be implemented into any good exercise plan! What really annoys me: pigeons, pigeons and more pigeons on the platform. I know this is not the CTA's fault but the do get on my nerves. I think that there sometimes may be more pigeons than commuters on the platform. Anyplace that I spend this much quality time at and is an important step in getting me in where I want to go has to get a good rating from me! read more

I have a hot tip for this hellish station if you're riding rush hour. First of all, getting ON the train is a miserable fight if you're headed somewhere half-way decent, because of the crowd. I always hop on the line going the opposite direction (from the blue line, this is easy as pie) and take it two stops down. Then I get a seat on the train going in the right direction and watch with satisfaction as poor, bedraggled commuters squeeze themselves onto the train, stop by stop. I can't BELIEVE more people don't do this. Watching stiff necked businessmen stuffed into someone's armpit is actually one of the highlights of my day. Because I am mean. UPDATE: A block East off Daley Plaza is the Washington Blue Line stop. One stop earlier = one stop before the crowd here. I'm not going back. read more

Clark and Lake is to the Blue Line what the Loop is to Chicago. It's crowded, noisy, and frantic. It brings people in suits into contact with the homeless, hustlers, squares, and buskers. It is also the gateway to the area's more touristy attractions and theaters which means a high concentration of the people who have never been outside of Des Moines and suburbanites. It is my belief that these are the individuals just don't know where to stand so they stand in the way. Of all stations in the city, on any line, Clark and Lake users have the worst etiquette. Under no circumstances should any person, at any time, stand on the left side of the escalator. If someone is standing in front of you on the express side, politely ask them to move so they know they are stupid and will get out of your way. If this were to happen at the Logan Square Blue Line stop a citizen's arrest would be performed on the escalator offender. That's just the Blue Line subway portion of Clark and Lake. Many stories above are the more traditional elevated versions consisting of the Green, Pink, Brown, and Purple Lines. This is where calling it the L actually makes sense. In this case there is also an escalator issue in that there is no passing lane at all. Do not stand here either. If you cannot make it, take the elevator. All that aside, which is where you should stand, aside, Clark and Lake is one of the most interesting stations on any line. The in station entertainment goes from puppet shows to some of the best and worst musicians this side of China. It's where humanity has gotten somewhere without a car and it drops you off in the center of everything. read more

One of the most useful hubs in the system, you'll be able to switch to get to your preferred destination in no time. However, during morning and evening rush hour it might not be the easiest station to travel through. This is no Shinjuku station folks! The Blue Line sits at the subway level, with an East exit and a West exit. All the other lines (Brown, Purple, Green, Orange) are a couple of stairs / escalator / elevator rides up. Given the number of people around at most times during the day and night, this is a relatively safe station comparatively speaking. read more

This is the station I use most often during my Chicago stays, en route mostly to destinations on the Blue and Brown Lines. As a major transfer point between the Blue Line subway and Loop "L," and the primary downtown gateway to O'Hare and, to a lesser extent, Midway, it sees an entertaining mix of locals and visitors, many of the latter (and even some of the former) clearly befuddled by the four-level labyrinth of walkways, stairs, escalators, and elevators. Well-patrolled, sometimes including K9 teams, and mostly as clean as could be expected; the major sanitary problem is the elevators, which offer olfactory testimony to the lack of public restrooms on the CTA. Whew! Hint: there are restrooms in the lower-level food court of the adjacent Thompson Center, though that's not open at all hours. There are multiple fare vending machines, which take credit and debit cards as well as cash. Station staff are generally patient with those perplexed by the machines. Fairly clear signage, though this sometimes assumes a preexisting familiarity with Chicago and CTA geography. Electronic boards give expected wait times for all lines. Open 24 hours a day, but only the Blue Line has owl service. read more

One of the most popular stops on the Blue Line. If you don't know where you are going just get off here and pretend like you do. You are bound to find your way and more than likely the place you are trying to go is in walking distance from this station. If you want to go for a ride in the smelliest elevator in the world, come here. It must be the smell of urine, but whatever it is it is the slowest 2 floor elevator ride of your life. If you can hold your breathe for a minute and a half you might get through the ride without feeling sick to your stomach. read more

I rode the Blue line from Clark/Lake to O'Hare. It was crowded, but cheap and efficient. Getting to the line and getting to the ticket gate was simple and easy. I do not live in an area where we have trains so I appreciate public transportation that works. read more

"transfer from blue to orange, green, purple, pink and brown lines at clark and lake" and it's only a block to walk to red line. what more could you want from a CTA stop?! blue line downstairs is a bit grimy but there is normally someone playing music which makes it more enjoyable. read more

The fact that the smell of urine makes me want to wretch whenever I get remotely close to the elevator to the blue line platform, -5 stars. Guys seriously WHY do you have to do your business IN the elevator??? I really don't want to smell and maneuver my suitcase around what you couldn't wait to do, when I am trying to get to work. The fact that pretty much 24 hours a day there is CTA staff and or CPD patrolling the station. +2 stars That alone makes it a safer option when I have to be at O'hare at 5am. read more

LIterally 4 stories of connected platforms, this is a confusing transfer station for newbies but once you master it (and learn the ways to avoid the stupidly slow crowds on the crazy one-person wide elevators) it is a fun station to try to navigate....fun little burst of exercise to run up and down the stairs, people dodging. Lots of fun people watching as well since this line is a crossing point for all the different lines from different demographics of Chicago. read more

I can't say I have any complaints about this station. It's kept clean and it's nicely sized for the number of people who use it. The ticket machines are easy to use, which is a plus for tourists. Google Maps is a good way to figure out which trains you need to get where you're going. read more

Crowded during rush hours, but this location will get you to every cta train line in Chicago. Red and Blue are subway based connections, but everything is close by. In fact, Red line is nearby, but on state street. Props for an easy connect to Blue Line. I prefer this location rather than other secluded subway platforms. Orange line is great, but be warned, rush hours and holiday getaways may be crowded via Orange and Blue since they are both airport destined. read more

Always convenient to transfer at Clark and Lake because it fast and simple. Connects to purple, orange, brown, green, pink, and blue line. Blue line is in the lower level. The station is a little dirty. read more

Escalators are not working and notice on the CTA Website!! Holiday weekend and had low ridershipfor the past 18 months, poor timing CTA!!!

Is this the epicenter of the cta trains?? I counted five different lines at this single stop so perhaps. Granted the blue line is underground and all the other lines are a few escalator rides up or an elevator up. I counted every line but red here. The signage is good. Plus the cta employees are generally nice and helpful. Of course the only negative is being outside for every line but the blue line in the winter. However the heating lamps help w that. read more

CTA - Clark/Lake - Orange line to midway - Train Stations Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

An outsider's perspective. I travel to Chicago occasionally and have ridden CTA Blue 3 or 4 times. This was my first time departing from this station, I was going O'Hare. I experienced 2 semi-confusing instances. First, physically finding the station, I'd exited this station a couple of times but was not paying too close attention to exactly where I was. The entrance is actually inside a building, I had a little trouble finding it, minor inconvenience. Issue 2, how much does it cost to take the train? The vend machines are confusing. At the Airport, where there're more than a few CTA rookies everyone seems confused with the kiosk. Why is the "Print Ticket" button labeled as 'Vend'. Vend means sell, to me this is confusing. And I still don't know the fare, i just put in $5 and go. I have no idea if this is too much or not enough. Other than these 2 minor things everything else was just fine. I felt safe (at 630am on a weekday ... but I'm a decent size guy). Also directions once inside the station to the Blue O'HARE platform were great. It seemed clean for a station. read more

It's a subway platform. The trains come and they go. You hope you won't have to wait more than 15 minutes for a train....