LaSalle (CTA Blue Line)

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LaSalle
Station statistics
Address 150 W. Congress Parkway
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates 500 S, 140 W
Lines
Blue Line
Structure Subway
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Opened February 25, 1951
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly Congress Terminal
Traffic (CTA)
Passengers (2006) 778,739 14%

LaSalle is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line. It is a subway station with a single island platform located at 150 West Congress Parkway in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois.[1]

[edit] History

LaSalle station opened on February 25, 1951 as the southern terminal of the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway on the CTA's Milwaukee Avenue route.[2] It remained a terminal station until it was linked to the new Congress Expressway route in 1958.

[edit] CTA Bus Connections

  • 1 - Indiana/Hyde Park
  • 7 - Harrison
  • 22 - Clark
  • 24 - Wentworth
  • 36 - Broadway
  • 126 - Jackson
  • 129 - West Loop/South Loop
  • 130 Grant Park Treasures (Seasonal Service)
  • 132 - Goose Island Express
  • 145 - Wilson/Michigan Express
  • 151 - Sheridan (Owl Service)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Garfield, Graham. LaSalle. Chicago "L".org. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
  2. ^ Borzo, Greg (2007). "Chapter Nine: Finally a Subway", The Chicago "L". Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, pp. 91–102. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5. 
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
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