Planned for wheelchair riders
Red Line station under Grand Avenue and State Street. The elevators take you between the platform and the street. From there it’s a long trip outside, or a trolley ride, east to Navy Pier. It is not a short trip.
Written for riders who need working elevators for a day at Navy Pier, and a realistic sense of the trip outside after.
Station 40330
Why this stop exists
Grand · the way to Navy Pier
An accessible Red Line station. Navy Pier is still a long trip east outside, or a ride on the free Navy Pier trolley when it runs.
Disability & mobility
Grand (Red Line) is marked wheelchair-accessible. Navy Pier is far east on Grand Avenue. You can only start that long trip outside if the station elevators are working.
Navy Pier
The main Navy Pier trip from this station. It’s a long trip outside on the sidewalk, or a trolley ride, with weather and distance to plan for. The train only gets you to street level at Grand Avenue and State Street.
Accessibility page for Navy Pier
Better for Navy Pier · plenty of time outside
River North
Same station, a neighborhood trip without the long route to Navy Pier. It’s still a trip outside on the sidewalk after the elevator.
Better for River North · shorter route
At Grand, “accessible” means the elevators get you between the Red Line and the street. It does not mean Navy Pier is a short, flat trip.
If the Grand elevators are out, check our live map before you ride the Red Line past Chicago station. Chicago Transit Authority elevator alerts: transitchicago.com/alerts/elevators.
On the ground
Three steps: the elevator, Grand Avenue, the Navy Pier entrance.
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This is an accessible station, and the only other way up to the street is stairs.
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From the street, it’s a long trip east outside, or the trolley when it runs.
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Navy Pier has its own accessibility page. Chicago Transit Authority status only covers the station elevators.
Why this stop feels like this
Grand exists for Navy Pier trips. Whether you can start one depends on the elevators. Whether you can finish it depends on the distance.
Many people name this Red Line station as the way to Navy Pier. That only works when the elevators are running, and when you plan for the long trip outside after.
Before you board, decide where you’re heading (Navy Pier or a shorter trip into River North). If an elevator is out, or the route is too far for you, change plans.
On the street
Grand station (Red Line)
Grand Avenue · State Street
Chicago, Illinois
Grand elevators · sidewalk or trolley to Navy Pier
Red
Nearby when the elevators work: Navy Pier (a long route), River North sidewalks. When they don’t: Chicago or Roosevelt stations won’t make the route to Navy Pier any shorter.
Open Grand on the live mapLive elevator status at GrandAfter the elevator
Sorted shortest first. Times are hand-set for a chair or stroller pace after you clear the elevators — not live routing.
At the venue
We copied these by hand from each venue’s own pages. They may be out of date or wrong, so confirm on the venue’s page before you go.
Last look
Four things to check before you go.
Make sure the Grand elevators are working before you start any Navy Pier plan.
Navy Pier is a long route or trolley ride east, not a short sidewalk trip from Grand.
Navy Pier or River North. Decide before you leave the platform.
Navy Pier’s website covers its accessibility. Our map covers the station elevators.
About this guide. We put these guides together by hand. Travel times are our own estimates, and venue details are copied from their websites, so either can be wrong or out of date. Check the venue’s page before you go. For elevators, trust the live map and the transit agency.