Austin (CTA Blue Line station)
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| Station statistics |
| Address |
1050 South Austin Boulevard
Oak Park, Illinois 60304 |
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| Structure |
Surface Level |
| Platforms |
1 island platform |
| Tracks |
2 |
| Other information |
| Opened |
March 20, 1960[1][2] |
| Owned by |
Chicago Transit Authority |
| Traffic |
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| Passengers (2008) |
561,885 12.7% (CTA) |
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Austin is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It is located below South Austin Boulevard in the Eisenhower Expressway on the Oak Park and Chicago city limit boundary (serving the extreme southwest tip of Chicago's Austin neighborhood. The station has an auxiliary entrance/exit at Lombard Avenue.
Bus connections
CTA
Pace
References
- ^ "CTA to Open New Congress Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. W3. March 20, 1960.
- ^ "Congress CTA on Permanent Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 25. March 20, 1960.
External links
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