Rosemont (CTA station)

Rosemont
Location 5801 North River Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Coordinates 41°59′01″N 87°51′34″W / 41.983507°N 87.859388°W
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Pace Buses
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking 798 Spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened February 27, 1983
Previous names River Road
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 2,090,977[1] Increase 10.4% (CTA)
Rank 27 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
Terminus
Blue Line
O'Hare Branch
toward Forest Park

Rosemont, formerly River Road, is a Chicago 'L' station at the intersection of River Road and I-190 in the suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. It is located in the median of I-190 with one island platform serving two tracks, 16 miles (26 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. Trains are scheduled to depart from Rosemont roughly every 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take about 36 minutes to travel to the Loop. The station is 7 blocks east and 2 blocks north of O'Hare. Rosemont is the busiest station outside the city limits of Chicago, with 2,090,977 passenger entries in 2014.[2]

History

Rosemont station opened on February 27, 1983, as the terminus of an extension of the West-Northwest Line from its former terminal at Jefferson Park.[3] It was built to a design by the architectural firm Murphy/Jahn. The station served as a temporary terminal for its first year of operation until the terminal at O'Hare Airport was opened. The station was known as River Road until the 1990s.<ref name=Chicago-"L".org>Rosemont. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 2, 2006).</ref>

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Northbound ← Blue Line toward O'Hare (Terminus)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → Blue Line toward Forest Park (Cumberland) →
G Street level Entrance/Exit, Park and Ride

Rosemont station is the terminus to many Pace bus routes. In addition, there is a parking lot for commuters that costs $5 US for 14 hours of allowed time. Plus, due to the many hotels nearby, a visitors pass machine is also found in the station. Just west of the station is a maintenance facility built in a wide spot of the freeway's median. The station contains a Dunkin' Donuts doughnut stand, which was installed in September 2004.

Bus connections

Pace

Image gallery

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. ↑ http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2014-12.pdf
  3. ↑ Young, David; John C White (February 27, 1983). "First Link of O'Hare Line Opens". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.

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