95th/Dan Ryan station
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 95th/Dan Ryan station in April 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 West 95th Street Chicago, Illinois 60620 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°43′21″N 87°37′28″W / 41.722596°N 87.624391°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Greyhound Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Surface Level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 28, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2000–01 (elevator added, minor renovations), 2003 (bus terminal renovations), 2014–18 (terminal reconstruction) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | 95th, 95th/State (Station Sign) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2014) |
3,669,599[1]  83.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 8 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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95th/Dan Ryan (or simply 95th) is a rapid transit station on the Chicago 'L' system in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and serving Chicago's Roseland neighborhood. Currently, it serves as the southern terminus of the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line. This station was the system's eighth busiest in 2009.[1] Trains take approximately 30 minutes to travel to the Loop, and 60 minutes to reach Howard.[2]
It is the only CTA rail terminal located in an expressway (except for UIC-Halsted, which is the terminal for a few Blue Line trains.), and also one of the only terminals with no park-and-ride lot. Like Howard, this station has a bus terminal and connects to Pace and CTA buses, but unlike Howard, it also connects to Greyhound buses.
History
Ironically, though the station is called 95th/Dan Ryan, no CTA announcement says it that way. Before the CTA changed the name of 95th/Dan Ryan to simply 95th, the destination signs, the station signs, and other signs labeled it as 95/Dan Ryan. This is possibly because of the old CTA maps labeling it as "95".
Ridership
Approximately 50,000 people go through the terminal every day. Many commuters from the far south side or south suburbs connect to 95th Street via the CTA and/or Pace bus systems. 95th/Dan Ryan is the southernmost stop in the CTA system. In 2006, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. announced plans to extend Red Line service further south. Proposed new stations would include 103rd street, 111th Street, 115th Street and will end at 130th Street.[3]
The station also serves as the Greyhound bus "Chicago 95th & Dan Ryan, Illinois" station.[4]
95th Street Terminal Reconstruction project
After the Red Line South Reconstruction project is completed in October 2013, The CTA is planning to do a reconstruction project that will cost $240 million, and will expand, improve and rebuild the entire 95th Street terminal; the terminal station will remain open during the project, and the project began on September 22, 2014 and will continue through 2017.[5] The passenger terminal work of the project will begin in spring 2016, with the South Terminal opening in 2017 and the North Terminal opening in 2018.[6]
Bus connections
- #N5 South Shore Night Bus (Owl Service)
- #N9 Ashland (Owl Service)
- #29 State
- #34 South Michigan (Owl Service)
- #95E 93rd/95th
- #95W West 95th
- #100 Jeffery Manor Express
- #103 West 103rd
- #106 East 103rd
- #108 Halsted/95th
- #111 111th/King Drive
- #112 Vincennes/111th
- #115 Pullman/115th
- #119 Michigan/119th
- #352 Halsted
- #353 95th-River Oaks/Homewood
- #359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue
- #381 95th Street
- #395 CTA 95th St. Station/UPS Hodgkins
- #772 Brookfield Zoo Express-Red Line
Greyhound Bus Lines
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
- 1 2 "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. March 5, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Red Line Trains" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority.
- ↑ "CTA Red Line Extension". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Greyhound.com Locations: Chicago 95th & Dan Ryan, Illinois". Greyhound. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.transitchicago.com/news/default.aspx?Month=&Year=&Category=2&ArticleId=3345
- ↑ http://www.transitchicago.com/news/default.aspx?Month=&Year=&Category=2&ArticleId=3469
External links
- 95th/Dan Ryan Station Page at Chicago-'L'.org
- Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
- 95th/Dan Ryan Station Page CTA official site
- Greyhound Chicago 95th & Dan Ryan Station
- State Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Lafayette Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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