Garfield (CTA Green Line station)

Garfield
Location 320 East Garfield Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60615
Coordinates 41°47′40″N 87°37′06″W / 41.79454°N 87.61835°W / 41.79454; -87.61835
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Green Line
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2 tracks
Connections CTA bus
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking 117 Spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened October 12, 1892
Rebuilt 2000–01
Previous names 55th Street
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 483,968[1][lower-alpha 1] Decrease 78.6%
Rank 113 out of 143[lower-alpha 2]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line
toward Ashland/63rd
Green Line
Route map
Legend

Green Line
north to Harlem/Lake

Garfield Blvd.

Green Line
south to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove

Garfield is one of two stations on Garfield Boulevard in Chicago. It serves the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system's Green Line. It is situated at 320 E Garfield Boulevard in the Washington Park neighborhood. It opened on October 12, 1892.[2][3] This station is the southernmost Green Line station served by both of the Green Line's branches: south of Garfield, the Green Line splits into two branches, one terminating at Ashland/63rd, and one at Cottage Grove.

Another station on Garfield Boulevard, in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway, serves the Red Line. During the closure of the Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line from May through October 2013, Garfield Green Line station served as the terminus of several temporary bus routes in order to mitigate the effects of the closure. Each of the bus routes transferred passengers from the sites of closed Red Line stations south of 69th street to Garfield station, where fares were waived while the Red Line remained closed.[4][5]

This is the 'L' stop nearest to the University of Chicago and the Museum of Science and Industry, although still more than two miles away from the Museum. People looking to go to either of these destinations can take the 55 bus.

One station entrance is the oldest entrance on the CTA system. The entrance closed in 2000 and was filled in with cement in 2013. The front of the entrance remains.

Bus connections

CTA

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Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Garfield saw significantly higher ridership in 2013 due to the diversion of Red Line trains through this station while the Dan Ryan branch was closed for construction.
  2. ↑ 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 25 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Buy Walking Shoes". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 11, 1892. p. 2.
  3. ↑ "South Side Alley Elevated Road". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 13, 1892. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "Alternative Service Information". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Cox, Ted (21 February 2013). "Red Line Construction Will Mean Free Rides for Some CTA Riders". DNAinfo.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

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