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Southbound Blue Line Service Restored Between Harlem, Jeff Park, CTA Says

By
Alex Nitkin
March 21, 2016 9:35am | Updated March 21, 2016 9:35am
The CTA is running a free shuttle service between the two stations until service is restored, officials said.
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JEFFERSON PARK — Inbound Blue Line train service was restored after blockage between the Harlem and Jefferson Park stations Monday morning, CTA officials said.

Full service was restored around 9:25 a.m., according to Catherine Hosinski, a CTA spokeswoman.

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After a tire fell onto the tracks from the Kennedy Expressway, officials said, trains from O'Hare did not make it past the Harlem station. Service is  between Jefferson Park and Forest Park was not interrupted.

Free shuttle buses were running in lieu of train service between the Harlem and Jefferson Park stations, Hosinski said.

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