Polk station

Polk is an 'L' station on the Pink Line of the Chicago Transit Authority. It is adjacent to Rush University Medical Center within the Illinois Medical District in the Near West Side community area.

Polk   800S 1700W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	1713 West Polk Street Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates	41.871551°N 87.66953°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Cermak Branch
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	April 28, 1896
Rebuilt	1983
Passengers
2019	869,191[1]  3.2%
Rank	79 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station 18th toward 54th/Cermak Pink Line Ashland toward Loop (Clark/Lake)
Former services Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station 18th toward 54th/Cermak Blue Line Cermak Branch Racine Until 2008 toward O'Hare Roosevelt Closed 1952 toward Oak Park Douglas Branch Marshfield Closed 1954 Terminus
Track layout Pink Line north to Loop Polk St. Pink Line south to 54/Cermak

History

Polk Station opened on April 28, 1896, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch.[2] In 1983 the original station was demolished and rebuilt. A Dunkin' Donuts was added to the station in September 2004.[3]

Bus connections

CTA

• 7 Harrison (Weekdays only)
• 157 Streeterville/Taylor (Weekdays only)

Pace

• 755 Plainfield/IMD Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)

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. "Douglas Park Branch Opened". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 28, 1896. p. 5.
3. http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/polk.html

External links

Media related to Polk (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• Polk Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

An older sign at the station with the name "Polk/Medical Center."