Monroe (CTA Red Line station)
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 Monroe/State station in January 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
26 South State Street Chicago, IL 60603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°52′51″N 87°37′40″W / 41.880745°N 87.627696°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 Island Platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Subway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 17, 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2014) |
3,218,135[1]  5.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 12 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Monroe (also Monroe/State) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. The station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street Subway. The station is located in the Chicago Loop, and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
History
Monroe station has retained many of its original features from its opening in 1943, such as the officers cabins, some auxiliary signaling and the Madison-Monroe mezzanine, which is named for the crossing of Madison Street and Monroe Street. Until October 2006, there was a station between Monroe and Lake: Washington/State station. Washington/State is located near Monroe. Passengers can walk onto the closed station platform from Monroe.
In 2009, The CTA put new station wall signs over the old blue station wall signs in order to better direct people to the mezzanines.
The station gives direct access to the adjacent Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building, a National Historic Landmark and Chicago Landmark that is also part of the Loop Retail Historic District.[2]
Bus connections
- #2 Hyde Park Express
- #6 Jackson Park Express
- #10 Museum of Science and Industry
- #J14 Jeffery Jump
- #20 Madison (Owl Service)
- #24 Wenthworth
- #29 State
- #36 Broadway
- #56 Milwaukee
- #60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)
- #62 Archer (Owl Service)
- #146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
- #147 Outer Drive Express
- #151 Sheridan
- #157 Streeterville/Taylor
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ Monroe/State Station (Chicago-'L'.org)
External links
Media related to Monroe/State (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons