Shuttle Bus Service
- About the Shuttle
- CTA U-Pass (link to U-Pass page)
- Contact Us
- LSC to WTC Schedule
- Medical Center Services for Nursing Students
- Public Transportation
- CTA Construction Updates
there is no inter-campus shuttle service during the summer. take bus #147 or the red line train instead.
For more information visit: www.yourcta.com
about the Shuttle
The shuttle bus is only for faculty, staff and students of Loyola University Chicago.
Catch the shuttle at the Parking Structure (Lake Shore) or 25 East Pearson St. (Water Tower); for nursing students only, the shuttle stop is the RUSSO Pavilion-Medical Center at the Loyola University Medical Center. At the Water Tower Campus, the line for the shuttle forms inside 25 E. Pearson only (down the hallway leading to the Rubloff Auditorium).
Service operates on weekdays only, when classes are in session, during the academic year (no summer session service).
The shuttle is free.
You must show your Loyola I.D. to ride the shuttle.
Priority seating is given to faculty and students going to class.
The Shuttle Service is a supplemental service to CTA. When the lines are long, use the Public Transportation.
LSC to WTC Schedule
Shuttle buses run a continuous loop between the Lake Shore Campus (LSC) and the Water Tower Campus (WTC), Monday through Friday, starting at 7 a.m. from WTC. The final two shuttle buses of the day are scheduled to arrive at both campuses at 12:30 a.m. There is no shuttle service on Saturday or Sunday.
Under perfect conditions (good weather, no traffic), the shuttles will make the trip between WTC and LSC in less than half an hour. During peak travel periods or inclement weather, the trip may take longer. After 9:30 p.m. the wait time can be 45-50 minutes.
There is an evening run to the Metra stations from the Water Tower Campus at 9:05 p.m. Monday through Friday during the academic year (no summer service).
Contact Us
For more information, please contact Cheryl Kirby of Free Enterprise System, Inc. at: 708.474.7474; or e-mail: ckirby@freeenterprisesystem.com.
Medical Center Service for Nursing Students
The shuttle bus leaves from the bus stop (next to the parking ramp) on Lake Shore Campus at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. It departs from the Medical Center at 2:30 p.m. on those same days and returns nursing students to LSC. The schedule is subject to change.
Public Transportation
Loyola's Water Tower and Lake Shore Campuses are both located close to Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and train routes, including the #147 and #151 buses, and the Red Line elevated train. To give students the full advantages of public transportation, Loyola participates in the CTA U-Pass program, which gives a student an unlimited number of rides aboard all CTA buses and trains, and eliminates the need to pay cash per ride. For more information, visit: www.luc.edu/upass. For more information about CTA service, visit: www.yourcta.com.
CTA CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
On March 30, Three-Track Phase 2 will begin with southbound track work at Belmont and Fullerton. All southbound Red Line, Brown Line and Purple Line Express trains will share one track at Belmont and Fullerton. You may experience longer travel times and more crowded trains, especially during the morning rush.
CTA will operate longer Brown Line trains, operate extra Red Line trains south of Fullerton, and provide additional service on the following bus routes during the morning rush to ease the impact on your commute:
#11 Lincoln/Sedgwick
#22 Clark
#134 Stockton/LaSalle Express
#135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express
#147 Outer Drive Express
#148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
#156 LaSalle
In addition, the CTA offers more than 40 bus routes that can be used as alternate transportation, including nine lakefront express routes that provide direct service to the Loop during the morning rush.
CTA offers these recommendations to help you better manage your commute:
- Consider varying the time of day that you travel on the CTA. If possible, try to shift your commute away from the peak hour of the morning rush period (7:45-8:45 a.m.).
- Plan alternate ways to get to your destination. Visit http://ctabrownline.com/threetrack.html for alternative travel routes from each Brown Line station. Visit http://transitchicago.com/ or call the RTA's Travel Information Hotline (836-7000 from any local area code) for assistance in planning an alternate travel itinerary.
- Read the customer alerts that are posted at the rail stations you frequent. These will advise you of bus alternatives to rail service.
Modernization of the Belmont and Fullerton stations is expected to be completed with the rest of the Brown Line capacity expansion project by the end of 2009. All Brown Line stations will have wider and longer platforms, brighter lighting and will be accessible to seniors and customers with disabilities.