North/Clybourn (CTA station)

North/Clybourn
Station statistics
Address 1599 North Clybourn Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60642
Lines
  Red Line
Structure Subway
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Opened October 17, 1943
Rebuilt 2010 (station house renovated)
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 1,536,420[1]  5%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
toward Howard
 Red Line
Location

North/Clybourn (read as "North and Clybourn") is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is a subway station with two side platforms, located at 1599 North Clybourn Avenue, in the of Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, at the southeastern edge of the commercial Clybourn Corridor. North/Clybourn station is located at the intersection of North Avenue, Halsted Street, and Clybourn Avenue. North/Clybourn was opened on October 17, 1943.

On August 12, 2009, the Chicago Transit Board approved an ordinance granting Apple Inc. advertising rights to the station and the exclusive lease of the bus turnaround for nearly ten years in exchange for refurbishing and landscaping both. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010, and the amount paid by Apple to refurbish the station and bus turnaround is not to exceed $3,897,000.[2]

Bus connections

CTA

References

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-30. 
  2. ^ "Ordinance 009-92". Chicago Transit Authority. August 12, 2009. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ordinances/009-92_Apple_Inc.pdf. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 

External links

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