A man died Wednesday after he fell onto the third rail of the Red Line tracks at the Grand station.
The man was sitting on the platform about 2 a.m. before getting onto the tracks, where he tripped and fell, touching the electrified third rail, Chicago police said.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Northbound CTA Red Line subway trains had been rerouted to the elevated tracks for a police investigation, with trains headed to the Howard station being diverted after stopping at the Cermak-Chinatown station, the CTA said.
Trains resumed normal service about 4:30 a.m., the agency said.
[Service Disruption] 95th-bound Red Line service resumes via subway; trains to Howard still rerouted btwn Cermak & Fllrtn via elev. due to a police investigation at Grand. More: https://t.co/fpdKz9xxcE
— cta (@cta) June 10, 2020
Passengers are advised to allow extra time for delays as crews work to restore normal service.
