Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren station

Harold Washington Library
State/Van Buren
 
1W
400S
Location One West Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates 41°52′37″N 87°37′42″W / 41.876862°N 87.628196°W / 41.876862; -87.628196
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Orange Line
  Purple Line weekday rush hours only
  Pink Line
  Brown Line
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
  Red Line via Jackson
  Blue Line via Jackson
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened October 3, 1897
Closed September 2, 1973
Rebuilt June 22, 1997 (1997-06-22)
Previous names State/Van Buren
Library-State/Van Buren
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 1,240,103[1] Decrease 1.5% (CTA)
Rank 61 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
One-way operation
Orange Line
toward Midway
One-way operation
Purple Line
Express
toward Linden
Pink Line
toward 54th/Cermak
toward Kimball
Brown Line
One-way operation
Route map
Purple, Orange and Pink Lines
west to Linden, Midway, and 54th/Cermak
Federal St.
Dearborn St.
Plymouth Ct.
 State St.
Brown Line
east to Kimball

Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren (formerly Library-State/Van Buren, formerly State/Van Buren, commonly abbreviated as Library) is a handicapped accessible 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. Originally, the station was to have direct access to the second floor of the Harold Washington Library building, but this direct connection was never built. Farecard transfers are also available at the station for the Blue and Red Lines via the Jackson/Dearborn and Jackson/State subway stations, respectively. It was originally known as State/Van Buren when it first opened in 1897. The original station closed on September 2, 1973, along with six other stations, due to low ridership, and demolished in 1975.[2] The new station was rebuilt and reopened on June 22, 1997 in order to serve the Harold Washington Library.[3] The Chicago Transit Authority board voted unanimously on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, to rename the station to its current name.[4] It is the second newest station in the Loop with Washington/Wells being the first and Washington/Wabash being the future third.

Bus connections

View of Library-State/Van Buren from Dearborn Street

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 May 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Buck, Thomas (September 2, 1973). "CTA Shutting Down 7 Rapid Transit Stations Today". Chicago Tribune. p. 5.
  3. ↑ Hilkevitch, Jon (June 18, 1997). "Library Going on CTA Line - New Rail Station to Bring Riders Right Next to Books". Chicago Tribune. p. 3.
  4. ↑ Hilkevitch, Jon. "'L' stop named for Mayor Harold Washington". Chicago Breaking News. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2010.

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