Rosemont (CTA station)
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Pace Buses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking |
 798 Spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | February 27, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | River Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2014) |
2,090,977[1]  10.4% (CTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 27 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
The 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>
Rosemont 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.
It is located only 1 mile from the City of Des Plaines at its westernmost border. The Rosemont station handles more suburban commuters from Des Plaines than any other suburb, including itself.
Bus connections
- #221 Wolf Road
- #222 Allstate Arena Express
- #223 Elk Grove-Rosemont CTA Station
- #230 South Des Plaines
- #284 Six Flags Great America Express
- #303 Forest Park-Rosemont
- #326 West Irving Park
- #332 River Road-York Road
- #600 Northwest Express
- #606 Northwest Limited
- #610 River Road-Prairie Stone Express
- #616 The Chancellory Connection
- #810 Rosemont Lunchtime Circulator
- #811 Rosemont Entertainment Circulator
- #895 95th Street–Rosemont–Schaumburg Express
- #896 Elgin-Rosemont (2016)
Image gallery
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River Road Ring
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Bus Terminal
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Rosemont Transit Center Sign
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 14 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2014-12.pdf
- ↑ Young, David; John C White (February 27, 1983). "First Link of O'Hare Line Opens". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
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