On the
Chicago "L", Ashland is served by two stations on the
Green Line, one
on the Lake Street Elevated and the other
on the Englewood branch; the Lake Street station is also served by the
Pink Line. The
Orange Line also has
a station serving Ashland Avenue. Ashland is also served by the
Blue Line at the
Division and
Illinois Medical District stations, the
Red Line at
Jarvis station, and the
Brown Line at
Paulina station; Both the Illinois Medical District and Paulina stations are located one block west of Ashland. On the Metra, Ashland is served by the
Union Pacific North and
Northwest Lines at
Clybourn, the
Rock Island Suburban Service at
Brainerd, and the
Metra Electric Blue Island Branch at
Ashland/Calumet Park. Ashland Avenue is primarily served by two bus routes:
9 Ashland and
X9 Ashland Express. CTA bus route 9 runs from
Ravenswood station on
Metra's
Union Pacific North Line to a bus turnaround just south of 95th Street. Some weekday buses continue south via Beverly Boulevard toward 104th Street at Vincennes Avenue near a
Rock Island District Metra station. Bus route X9 operates as an express service, running from Irving Park Road at Sheridan Road near a
Red Line station toward the same bus turnaround at 95th Street. In 2015, the X9 express bus route along Ashland Avenue was restored after the said route was discontinued five years prior in 2010. On September 3, 2024, the northern terminus of bus route 9 was relocated from Clark Street at the
Graceland Cemetery to
Metra's
Ravenswood station. ==In popular culture==