LINCOLN SQUARE — Tis the season when boarding the CTA Brown Line is a merry experience.
That's right, the Holiday Train is set to roll into neighborhood stations Wednesday-Saturday.
• Wednesday — A Kimball-bound train should hit the Addison station at approximately 4 p.m. and reach Irving Park, Montrose, Damen, Western, Rockwell, Francisco, Kedzie and Kimball at roughly two-minute intervals. Note: Holiday Trains typically run late.
A Loop-bound train will depart Kimball at 4:40 p.m. and reach Addison on the reverse route at approximately 4:53 p.m.
• Thursday — A Kimball-bound train should arrive at Addison at approximately 4:47 p.m., finishing its run at Kimball at 5 p.m.
A Loop-bound train will depart Kimball at 5:28 p.m. and reach Addison at 5:40 p.m.
• Friday — Same schedule as Wednesday.
• Saturday — The Holiday Train will make an extra Loop-bound run, departing Kimball at 12:53 p.m. and again at 6:39 p.m.
Santa will be available for photos before the first Loop-bound run, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
A Kimball-bound train will arrive at Addison at approximately 5:54 p.m. and reach Kimball at 6:09 p.m.
New this year: An Elves' Workshop Train, which will trail the Holiday Train.
The CTA Holiday Bus will make stops along the No. 49 Western Avenue Express route on Dec. 20. A schedule has yet to be released.
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