LaSalle (CTA Blue Line)
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Address | 150 W. Congress Parkway Chicago, Illinois 60605 |
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Coordinates | 500 S, 140 W | |||
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Structure | Subway | |||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||
Tracks | 2 | |||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||
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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
Preceding station | Chicago 'L' | Following station | ||
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toward Forest Park or 54/Cermak
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Blue Line |
toward O'Hare
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