Garfield (CTA Green Line)

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Garfield
Station statistics
Address	320 E. Garfield Blvd., Chicago, IL 60637
Coordinates	(5500 S/300 E)
Lines	Green Line
Connections	CTA bus
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 Side Platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Parking	117 Spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Opened	April 15,1892
Rebuilt	2000
Accessible
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly	55th Street
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	486,434 ▲ 5%

Garfield is one of two stations on Garfield Boulevard in Chicago. It serves the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system's Green Line. It is situated at 319 E Garfield Boulevard, three blocks east of State Street. It opened on October 1, 1892. This station is the southernmost consolidated Green Line station: south of Garfield, the Green Line splits into two branches, one terminating at Ashland/63, and one at East 63rd-Cottage Grove.

Another station on Garfield Boulevard, in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway, serves the Red Line.

This is the L stop nearest to the University of Chicago and the Museum of Science and Industry, although still more than two miles away from the Museum. People looking to go to either of these destinations usually take the 55 or X55 bus.

[edit] Bus Connections

CTA Buses

• #55 Garfield (Owl Service)
• #X55 Garfield Express
• #174 U of Chicago-Garfield Stations

The original Garfield Station before reconstruction in 2000

Parking Sign

[edit] References

• Garfield (Englewood/Jackson Park Line) Station Pageat Chicago-L.org

• Garfield (CTA Green Line) is at coordinates 41°47′40″N 87°37′06″W / 41.79454, -87.61835 (Garfield (CTA Green Line))Coordinates: 41°47′40″N 87°37′06″W / 41.79454, -87.61835 (Garfield (CTA Green Line))

Preceding station		Chicago 'L'		Following station
51st toward Harlem/Lake		Green Line Englewood Branch		Halsted toward Ashland/63
		Green Line Jackson Park Branch		King Drive toward East 63rd

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