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CTA resumes Brown Line service after woman struck by train on Near North Side

The Chicago Transit Authority resumed service on the Brown Line and Purple Line Express Friday evening after a woman was struck by a train, according to police.

A 31-year-old woman was struck by a train at around 3:40 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Hudson, police stated. She was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. Additional details about the incident had yet to be released Friday night.

Brown Line Service was halted between Armitage and Clark/Lake, while service on the Purple Line Express was also suspended at the Sedgewick. Trains resumed normal operations by 7:55 p.m.

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