Washington/Dearborn (CTA station)

Washington
Station statistics
Address 19 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Lines
  Blue Line
Structure Subway
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened February 25, 1951
Rebuilt 1982-1984
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 2,335,025[1]  18.1% (CTA)
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
toward O'Hare
 Blue Line
    Closed tunnel transfer    
toward Howard
 Red Line
Transfer at: Washington/State

Washington (also Washington/Dearborn) is a rapid transit station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is situated between the Clark/Lake and Jackson stations on the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway segment of the Blue Line in downtown Chicago near the Richard J. Daley Center. More than 2.3 million passengers boarded trains at Washington in 2010.

The station opened on February 25, 1951, as part of the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway. Typical of the downtown stations on that stretch, Washington was constructed with two mezzanine entrances on each side of the station which lead to the station's island platform.

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History

Washington opened on February 25, 1951, as part of the new Milwaukee-Dearborn subway, the second of a planned series of subways to be constructed in Chicago. The station was entirely renovated in 1984. As constructed, the station contained a pedestrian transfer tunnel to the Washington station in the State Street Subway (now part of the Red Line). On October 23, 2006, the transfer tunnel was closed as part of the construction of a planned "super-station" under what is commonly referred to as Block 37. On November 20, 2009, the pedway linking the Lake station's unpaid area to that of Washington reopened.[2]

Services

Washington is part of the CTA's Blue Line, which runs from O'Hare Airport to downtown Chicago and Forest Park. It is the second station in the Loop from O'Hare and the fourth from Forest Park. The station is situated between the Clark/Lake and Jackson stations. Blue Line trains serve Washington 24 hours a day every day; trains operate roughly every 7 to 10 minutes during rush hour and midday operation, with longer headways of up to 30 minutes at night.[3] 2,335,025 passengers boarded at Washington in 2010.[1]

In addition to 'L' trains, the station also provides service to the following CTA bus routes: #14 Jeffery Express, #20 Madison, #22 Clark, #24 Wentworth, #36 Broadway, #56 Milwaukee, #62 Archer, #124 Navy Pier, and #157 Streeterville/Taylor.

References

  1. ^ a b "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved October 29, 2011. 
  2. ^ Customer Alert: Randolph-Washington Pedway Reopens
  3. ^ "Blue Line Route Guide". Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/systemguide/blueline.aspx. Retrieved July 1, 2010. 

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