CTA Red, Purple lines disrupted after teen is hit, killed by train
Chicago Transit Authority Red and Purple Line trains were disrupted during the morning rush Tuesday after a 17-year-old boy was struck and killed by a train in Rogers Park.
Chicago police confirmed the teen was struck by an oncoming train at the Jarvis Red Line station, and was pronounced dead on the scene. The incident was believed to be a suicide.
Trains did not between the Howard terminal and Belmont immediately afterward. Purple Line trains were suspended between the Linden terminal in Wilmette and Belmont.
Service was later restored on the Red Line as far north as the Thorndale stop in Edgewater, but not beyond. Shuttle buses were pressed into service between Howard and Thorndale.
Service resumed as far north as Wilson in Uptown on the Purple Line, but not beyond. The Purple Line does not stop at the Red Line stops between Wilson and Howard.
Separately, service on the CTA Yellow Line to Skokie was suspended altogether Tuesday morning due to an obstruction on the tracks near Oakton. The CTA was not more specific.
The Yellow Line runs only between Howard in Rogers Park and the Dempster terminal in Skokie.
Normal service later resumed on all lines.
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