43rd station

43rd
 
4300S
300E
Location 314 East 43rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60653
Coordinates 41°48′59″N 87°37′08″W / 41.816462°N 87.619021°W / 41.816462; -87.619021
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Green Line
  Red Line
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2 tracks
Connections CTA bus
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened August 15, 1892[1]
Rebuilt 1976, 1990, 1996
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 354,285[2] Decrease 2.5%
Rank 130 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward Harlem/Lake
Green Line
toward Howard
Red Line
Rush period special
toward Ashland/63rd
Route map
Green Line
north to Harlem/Lake
43rd St.
Green Line
south to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove

43rd is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system in the Grand Boulevard community area in Chicago, Illinois, on the Green Line at 314 E 43rd Street, three blocks east of State Street. It opened on August 15, 1892.

Bus connections

CTA

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ↑ "More for a Nickel". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 16, 1892. p. 1.
  2. ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.


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