Chicago station (CTA Red Line)

Chicago (also Chicago/State in station announcements) is an "L" station on the CTA's Red Line. 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]

Chicago   800N 0E/0W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	800 North State Street Chicago, Illinois 60654
Coordinates	41.896679°N 87.6282°W
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	State Street subway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1943
Rebuilt	1999–2001 (station renovation)
Passengers
2019	4,501,851[1]  3.4%
Rank	3 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Clark/Division toward Howard Red Line Grand toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Track layout Red Line north to Howard Red Line south to 95th/Dan Ryan
Location
Chicago station Location within Near North Side, Chicago

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–Chinatown 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][7]

Unlike most State Street Subway stations, Chicago uses a side platform configuration with two tracks, also used at Grand/State 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

• 36 Broadway
• 66 Chicago (Owl Service)

See also

• Chicago/Milwaukee
• Chicago/Franklin

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
2. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 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
7. https://www.transitchicago.com/mayor-daley-unveils-new-cta-chicago-state-subway-station/?CategoryId=2&Year=2001&Month=1&pg=2

External links

• Chicago/State Station Page on the CTA official site
• Chicago Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View