If you are trying to save money to get to your hotel downtown this is a good alternative. It reminds me of public transportation in Baltimore in a way. As most public transportation drop off locations it smelled like urine once off the train. read more

CTA - Roosevelt - Public Transportation Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

CTA has an L station on Roosevelt close to Soldier Field. It connects a few Lines. Very busy especially on football Sundays. Also close to the museums. There's trains coming at all times. Get a train to almost anywhere. It serves the Green, Orange, and Red Lines. This is a very busy station. Close to here is Soldier Field. Needless to say, it gets busy when there's a game. Of course, there's other stuff here too. Get off here to go to the Adler Planetarium, Field Museum, and Shedd Aquarium, along with other less known museums. There's also buses that take you right there. Better than driving. There's also no paying for parking. Here you can walk over to many attractions. It's best known for being close to Soldier Field and museums. There's buses for those not wanting to do as much walking. read more

CTA - Roosevelt - Station - Public Transportation Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I love public transportation, when I got to any city, I usually check out the trains, buses or subways, instead of renting a car. To get from ORD to Roosevelt, you have to change lines in downtown, or you can get off the subway in downtown and grab a bus to the Roosevelt area. This station is fairly busy since it's used as a transfer point for a few lines. When you step out there are several shops and restaurants within a block...also a Jewel grocery store a block away. Roosevelt is an "L" station on the CTA's Red, Green, and Orange Lines, located between the Chicago Loop and the Near South Side in Chicago. It is situated at 1167 S State Street, just north of Roosevelt Road. The station is also the closest "L" station to the Museum Campus of Chicago and Soldier Field, which are about 1⁄2 mile to the east, so during games, this is a very busy station. The Museum Campus/11th Street Metra station is also about 1⁄3 mile to the east. Michigan Ave is only 2 blocks away, so you can get to several bus lines to transfer if needed. The subway station at Roosevelt Road opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway. In 1993, when the new elevated station was constructed it was intended that there should be a direct link to the subway, however, due to lack of money this was not initially built. In 2002, the stations were finally linked as a single facility through the Roosevelt transfer tunnel. Sometimes I see homeless people hanging out in the area, some drunk, especially at night. Just be aware of your surroundings. read more

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Station is disgusting. Smokers right outside of my orange line train and smoke got in and smelled. Homeless people just sleeping and just doing random stuff. Also, There was NO ONE on watch of the station. Take more care of this station. read more

I almost always take public transportation whenever I'm in Chicago. More often than not, I'll be heading to McCormick Place straight from Midway Airport. I'll take an Orange line train from the airport over to this station where I would either transfer to the Green line or Red line and take that down to Cermak-McCormick Place Station or Cermak-Chinatown Station. Most CTA stations such as this one are showing their age, but still adequate to get you where you need to go. read more

Here is the difference between the Red line and the green and orange here. Red-Great access and can transfer easily. - Pretty clean -However, elevator is broken Green/Orange line- Station is dirty When I went there there was drug addicts and people drinking/smoking. Also, I saw three guys gang up on one guy but luckily CPD came. Just do better. read more

South Loopin'! I wonder if this place is named after Teddy or Roosevelt. Probably Teddy Roosevelt, and not FDR because you have to be rugged and tough to ride here, and it's not exactly wheelchair friendly. This is the station that services Soldier Field, so you can tell it gets busy. When I went, there was only one CTA employee on duty here, and three turnstile machines. It's funny that the platforms are made of wood, when they get wet all the time and covered in salt. Oh well. I enjoyed how there is so much bike parking inside the station, along with a Dunkin' Donuts. But why go there? There's a Stan's Donuts right next door! This station services both the orange and green lines, so you can get around with just a transfer or two. The lines are clearly marked, and there are monitors around the platform that inform the passenger of anticipated wait times, which is nice. Outside the station, you'll find some cool public street art, with cool designs and inspirational words on the sidewalk. read more

Very disappointed. Took the CTA bus this weekend. And I have travelled several times before on both the L and the buses and never had a complaint but in the middle of COVID the buses are running at full capacity with people even welcome without masks!! I was shocked.. no one is monitoring if folks are maintaining 6 ft distance and the bus kept piling on people at every stop even it should have started refusing people. Not planning to use it for sometime for sure. read more

Welcome to CTA Roosevelt! Transfer to Orange, Green, and Redline. This stop is always busy! It is also well kept; well, at least the upper deck! Anyway, this stop is the closest to Soldiers Field; the Aquarium; the Field Museum, and the many other sites in that sector. The transfer is an easy one at CTA Roosevelt, but may seem like a hike, if your coming from red line to green/orange line. Some of my favorite restaurants, and stores near CTA Roosevelt are Walgreens, Stans Donuts, Starbucks, Five Guys, Target, and Trader Joes! Also, if you're touring, and looking for Agora or the skatepark; CTA Roosevelt puts you very close to it. Be aware of the pigeons that sit in the rafters. They will poop on you! I wouldn't recommend standing under them. Enjoy! read more

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I like the CTA Roosevelt Station more than I like most CTA stations. It is the location closest to Soldier Field and the Museum Campus. You can easily walk to the Museum Campus from the Roosevelt Station or wait for a bus. It is generally well staffed and somewhat crowded as it serves three lines, Red, Orange and Green. It is a free transfer station for all three lines as well. Usually on event days (like Bears Games) there is a musician downstairs in the subway. Sometimes they are actually quite good. read more

It's a good stop for the most part. Came here plenty since I worked at the nearby jewel osco. All in all the stop is clean and well maintained. Wouldn't recommend coming here late at night though. Had someone walk right up to me and ask for the pizza I was holding. I said no politely and walked passed him, saw him again on the platform and he cursed at me to give him the pizza. I walked away hoping to avoid one of us ending up on the tracks. Luckily he didn't follow. If that had happened more recently with all the BLM and antifa riots going on I would only imagine he would've just taken what I had without even asking once. Stay away till the shit show that is 2020 blows over. read more

I usually head this way when transferring to go to the Aragon Ballroom or to catch a Sox game on from the Orange to the Red line. The red line is down stairs and trains come every 7-11 minutes. If you're catching a green line train one comes for your direction (into or out from the loop) at least a 10-15 minute wait which makes me a tad impatient. If you're cold, there's a heating light you can stand under during the winter only. Expect it to be crowded after a sports game or anything major. read more

Pretty convenient stop.Serves the Orange,Green and Red Lines.I get off here in the summer alot.Its a very busy stop because you can pretty much get to pretty much anywhere in the city if you get off and transfer.You can catch the 146 that takes me right to Soldier Field and Shedd Aquarium.I see people getting off and walking there.Most probably have NO CLUE.lol.You can just catch the 146.Sooooo easy!!!! You can also catch the Red Line to Sox Park and Chinatown from this stop.Its just soooooo convenient.This is definitely one of my favorite CTA stops. read more

This is the station I used to walk to from the (relatively) nearby South Shore Line/Metra station. I think I had a hard time finding it the first time I was here, but that was probably due more to my Chicago-transportation newbieness than an actual lack of station visibility or signs. The station serves the Green and Orange Lines, but I've only taken the Orange from here. Most of the times I took it, the station was empty, although it never felt unsafe. It's relatively clean too. read more

Just a decent station. This has access to: Red Line: Underground Green Line/Orange Line: Above Ground There are kiosks to purchase or refill a Ventra card read more

This is a good train station. Trains come often. Exits are well marked. There are three ticket machines to add value to my CTA card. This is the stop for Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium. read more

This is probably one of the worst stops in Chicago. CTA workers in the main lobby are the most ignorant and unhelpful, giving you the attitude when you ask them for help. And since there are cameras at the platform level why nobody goes there to stop people who are smoking weed. The elevators are more like a bathroom then a elevator. Seriously CTA start hiring people who really want to work instead of those ignorants. read more

This station is disgusting especially going to Red Line subway. Smells like crackhead urine. Watch out for some hustlers or gang bangers. Few phone thefts happens there often. read more

This is the closest CTA stop to Soldier Field. Most people getting on and off here on a Sunday are doing so for that exact reason. Using this stop is more convenient than trying to catch a bus headed south from the loop during this time. read more

I travel this way frequently. Other then heavy traffic during Soldier's field games and other Sloop events, it's a relatively safe and convenient EL stop. + ideal location to reach Trader Joes, Starbucks, Jewels, and several eateries. read more

I don't understand how this is the biggest and busiest station and they have only 1 person on site and three machines. Also they need to get rid off all the trash that hangs out in there. South loop is too expensive to be dealing with that. read more