Ashland (CTA Orange Line station)

Ashland
Location 3011 South Ashland Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Coordinates 41°50′21″N 87°39′55″W / 41.839234°N 87.665317°W
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened October 31, 1993
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 498,102[1] Decrease 5.9%
Rank 111 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Midway
Orange Line
toward The Loop

Ashland is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Orange Line. It is located at the intersection of Ashland Avenue and 31st Street near the Stevenson Expressway. Although located within the Lower West Side community area, the station mostly serves the Bridgeport and McKinley Park neighborhoods.

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Southbound ← Orange Line toward Midway (35th/Archer)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound → Orange Line toward The Loop (Halsted) →
G Street level Entrance/Exit

History

Ashland, which opened on October 31, 1993 is quite similar to other stations in the Orange Line and has a layout based on those of the Dan Ryan Line, except that unlike the last stations of the Dan Ryan Branch of the Red Line, this station is not located in the middle of a highway. It is composed of a central platform overlooking the entrance and is equipped with escalators and elevators for ADA accessibility. Unlike other stations on the Orange Line, Ashland does not have a park and ride facility.[2]

Bus connections

CTA

Pace

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Chicago L.org: Stations - Ashland

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