87th (CTA station)

87th
Station statistics
Address 15 West 87th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60620
Lines
  Red Line
Connections CTA bus
Structure Surface Level
Platforms 1 Island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened September 28, 1969
Rebuilt 2005-06
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Formerly 87th/State (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 1,620,646[1]  0.9%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
toward Howard
 Red Line
Terminus

87th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway. There are two entrances to the station, one on the south side of the 87th Street overpass which served as the only entrance until 2006 and one on the north side of the overpass which was opened as part of the Dan Ryan Red Line Rehabilitation Project.

Bus connections

CTA

References

  1. ^ "Rail Ridership by Branch and Entrance: December 2009" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2009-12.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-07. 

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