Ashland (CTA Green Line)

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Ashland

Coordinates:	200 N, 1600 W
Lines:	Green Pink
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Opened:	1893 (restored 1996)
2005 passenger entrances:	479,740 9%

Ashland is an 'L' station on the CTA's Green and Pink Lines. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood at 1601 West Lake Street. Just to the west of the station the Pink Line branches off from the Lake Street elevated line to follow the Paulina line to the south. The adjacent stations are California (Green), which is located about 1½ mile to the west, Polk (Pink), which is located about 1 mile to the south, and Clinton, located about 1⅓ mile to the east.

Ashland is the closest 'L' station to the United Center home of the Chicago Bulls NBA team. It is also directly adjacent to Union Park, venue for the Intonation Music Festival and the Pitchfork Music Festival.

[edit] History

Ashland Station opened on November 6, 1893 as part of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad's initial route^[1], and it is one of the oldest standing stations on the 'L'. The station closed in 1948, but reopened in 1951. During the two year closure of the Green Line from 1994–1996 the station buildings were restored and elevators were added to make the station ADA compliant.