Grand station (CTA Red Line)

Grand (Grand/State in station announcements) is an "L" station on the CTA's Red Line. It serves Navy Pier, which is accessible via bus on Illinois Street one block south.

Grand   530N 0E/0W
Chicago "L" rapid transit station
Location	521 North State Street Chicago, Illinois 60654
Coordinates	41.891665°N 87.628021°W
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	State Street subway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	33 feet (10 m)
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1943
Rebuilt	2007–12 (station renovation)
Passengers
2019	3,780,031[1]  2.7%
Rank	7 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Chicago toward Howard Red Line Lake toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Track layout State St. Red Line north to Howard Ohio St. Grand Ave. Red Line south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Location

The first stop north of the Chicago River on the Red Line, Grand station is located in the River North neighborhood of the city. More specifically, it lies underneath North State Street at its intersection with Grand Avenue. Due to its central location, it is close to a number of landmarks in Chicago, with Navy Pier to the east and the Merchandise Mart (which has its own station on the Brown and Purple Lines).

History

Grand opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway,[2] 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, Grand station 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).[3] As a result, all trains stopped at these stations. The skip-stop service was discontinued due to budget cuts in the 1990s.

Renovation

In line with other downtown stations, Grand station underwent renovation from 2007 until 2012. The project doubled the station's capacity through a 2,000 sq ft (190 m²) mezzanine expansion as well as widening stairways and adding elevators.[4] The final cost for the renovation was $73.6 million.[5]

Unlike most State Street subway stations, Grand uses a side platform configuration with two tracks. This setup does exist, however, at Chicago/State and North/Clybourn stations. There are entrances from street level at all corners of the intersection of North State Street and Grand Avenue. One level below street level lies a mezzanine containing fare control, while the platforms are located beneath the mezzanine.

Bus connections

CTA

• 29 State
• 36 Broadway
• 65 Grand

Other

• Navy Pier Trolley (May–September Only)[6]

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. Shinnick, William (October 17, 1943). "Chicago Underground – A Subway at Last!". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. C1.
3. "1957 Chicago 'L' system map". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
4. Hilkevitch, Jon (July 2, 2007). "At last, rehab work will arrive at Grand". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
5. "Newly Renovated Grand Avenue Red Line Stop Unveiled". cbslocal.com.
6. "Navy Pier Trolley Route Map" (PDF). navypier.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-06.

External links

• Grand/State Station Page on the CTA official site
• Grand/State Station Page at Chicago-L.org
• Grand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View