Chicago (CTA Blue Line station)

Chicago
Location 800 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Coordinates 41°53′46″N 87°39′19″W / 41.896075°N 87.655214°WCoordinates: 41°53′46″N 87°39′19″W / 41.896075°N 87.655214°W
Owned by City of Chicago
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Subway
Depth 37 ft
Bicycle facilities Yes
History
Opened February 25, 1951
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 1,309,436[1] Decrease 2.8% (CTA)
Rank 56 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward O'Hare
Blue Line
toward Forest Park
Route map
Legend

Blue Line
northwest to O'Hare

Blue Line
southeast to Forest Park

Chicago (or Chicago and Milwaukee in station announcements) is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. The station is located at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. From the Chicago Avenue station, trains run at intervals of 2-7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 4 minutes to travel to the Loop.

Bus connections

CTA

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 17 April 2015.

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