Chicago station (CTA Red Line)

For other 'L' stations on the Chicago Transit Authority named Chicago, see Chicago (disambiguation) § Illinois.
Chicago
Location 800 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Coordinates 41°53′48″N 87°37′42″W / 41.896679°N 87.6282°W / 41.896679; -87.6282
Owned by City of Chicago
Line(s)
  Red Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened October 17, 1943
Rebuilt 1999–2001 (station renovation)
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 5,262,538[1] Steady 0%
Rank 3 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Howard
Red Line
Route map
Legend

Red Line
north to Howard

Red Line
south to 95th/Dan Ryan
Location

Chicago (also Chicago/State in station announcements) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Chicago 'L'. It serves a significant portion of the Near North Side and Streeterville neighborhoods. With 5,259,992 overall boardings in 2014, it is the busiest station on the Red Line north of the Loop.[2]

Location

The second stop on the Red Line north of the Chicago River, Chicago station lies in the central portion of the Near North Side. Specifically, it is located underneath the intersection of State Street and Chicago Avenue.[3] It is three blocks west of the northern section of the Magnificent Mile; the Chicago Water Tower is located on that strip at the intersection of Chicago and Michigan Avenues. It is also the closest 'L' station to the John Hancock Center, Holy Name Cathedral, the Rush Street entertainment district, and the downtown campus of Loyola University Chicago. The Chicago campus of the Moody Bible Institute is also nearby.

History

The Chicago station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street Subway,[4] which forms the central portion of what is now the Red Line between North/Clybourn and Roosevelt stations.

During the 1950s, the CTA implemented skip-stop service throughout the 'L' system. Under this service pattern, Chicago was designated as AB along with all other downtown stations (on the Red Line, those stops south of Clark/Division and north of Cermak were given AB designations).[5] As a result, all trains stopped at these stations. The skip-stop service was ended due to budget cuts in the 1990s.

Renovation

From 1999 until 2001, Chicago underwent renovation and refurbishment, in line with other stations of the State Street Subway. Work included making the station ADA-compliant, with new elevators, redone flooring, retiling, and increased mezzanine space.[6]

Unlike most State Street Subway stations, Chicago uses a side platform configuration with two tracks, also used at Grand and North/Clybourn. There are entrances from street level at all corners of the intersection of North State Street and Chicago Avenue. One level below street level is a mezzanine containing fare controls and turnstiles, and the platforms are located beneath the mezzanine.

Bus connections

CTA

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago (Red Line subway station) CTA Retrieved July 29, 2010
  4. ↑ Shinnick, William (October 17, 1943). "Chicago Underground--A Subway at Last!". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. C1.
  5. ↑ "1957 Chicago 'L' system map". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  6. ↑ Chicago/State Chicago-L.org Retrieved July 29, 2010
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