Western station (CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch)

Not to be confused with the Congress Expressway station, also on the Blue Line.
Western
Location 1909-11 North Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60647
Coordinates 41°54′58″N 87°41′15″W / 41.916157°N 87.687364°W / 41.916157; -87.687364Coordinates: 41°54′58″N 87°41′15″W / 41.916157°N 87.687364°W / 41.916157; -87.687364
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened May 25, 1895
Rebuilt 2000–01
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 1,932,422[1] Increase 23.7% (CTA)
Rank 34 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward O'Hare
Blue Line
toward Forest Park
Route map
Legend

Milwaukee Ave.

Blue Line
northwest to O'Hare

Western Ave.

Cortland St.

Blue Line
southeast to Forest Park

Winnebago Ave.

Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line, on North Western Avenue near West Armitage Avenue. The station is located within the Bucktown neighborhood in the larger Logan Square community area. From Western, trains run at intervals of 2-7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 10 minutes to reach the Loop.

History

Western station opened on May 25, 1895 as part of the Metropolitan Elevated's Logan Square branch. In 1930, an Art Deco style façade replaced its original station entrance. In 2001, a minor refurbishment of the station included ADA-accessible elevators. During refurbishment the station Art Deco façade was restored with the station house.

Bus connections

CTA

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 17 April 2015.

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