Traveling to Chicago By Train
Traveling Between Campuses

METRA

METRA offers full schedule information on their web site.

From the suburbs, you'll take METRA trains to the Loop.  The station at which you arrive depends on your starting location:

• trains from the northern and northwestern suburbs arrive at the Ogilvie Transportation Center (formerly the Northwestern Station) on the corner of Madison St. & Canal St.
• trains from the western and some southwestern suburbs arrive at Union Station, at 210 S. Canal
• trains from the south arrive at the Randolph Street Station

To Auditorium Building:

• From Ogilvie and Union Stations, it's about 1.2 miles to the Auditorium Building.  Walk east towards the lake to Michigan Ave., and then south to Roosevelt University at the corner of Michigan and Congress.
• From the Van Buren Street Station, you'll exit on Michigan Avenue.  Walk one block south to Roosevelt University at the corner of Michigan and Congress.

To Gage Building:

• From Ogilvie and Union Stations, it's about 1 mile to the Gage Building.  Walk east towards the lake to Michigan Ave., and then south if coming from Ogilvie Station and north if coming from Union Station to Roosevelt University at 18 S. Michigan, between Madison St. and Monroe St.
• From the Metra Millennium Station (Randolph Street Station), you'll exit on Michigan Avenue.  Walk two and one-half blocks south to Roosevelt University at 18 S. Michigan, between Madison St. and Monroe St.

EL

From locations within the city, you can take the EL to the Loop.  The closest station to the university depends on the El line you take:

To Auditorium Building

• Red Line – Jackson subway station, on State St. between Jackson St. and Van Buren Street
• Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines – Library elevated station on Van Buren St. just west of State St., on the north side of the Harold Washington library
• Blue Line – Jackson subway station, on Dearborn St. just north or south of Jackson St.

To Gage Building

• Red Line – Washington subway station or Monroe subway station, on State St. between Washington St. and Monroe St.
• Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines – Madison & Wabash elevated station on Wabash Ave. at Madison St.
• Blue Line – Washington subway station or Monroe subway station, on Dearborn St. between Washington St. and Monroe St.