Polk (CTA station)
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1713 West Polk Street Chicago, Illinois 60612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°52′18″N 87°40′10″W / 41.871551°N 87.66953°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 Side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 28, 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2014) | 957,736[1] 1.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 75 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Polk is an 'L' station on the Pink Line of the Chicago Transit Authority. It is adjacent to Rush University Medical Center within the Illinois Medical District in the Near West Side community area.
History
Polk Station opened on April 28, 1896, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch.[2] In 1983 the original station was demolished and rebuilt. A Dunkin' Donuts was added to the station in September 2004.[3]
Bus connections
- #7 Harrison
- #157 Streeterville/Taylor
- #755 Plainfield-IMD Express
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 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Douglas Park Branch Opened". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 28, 1896. p. 5.
- ↑ http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/polk.html
External links
Media related to Polk (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons
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