Chicago station (CTA Red Line)

{{distinguish|text= Chicago/Milwaukee, Chicago/Franklin, or Union Station}}

{{about-distinguish2|the 'L' station announced as "Chicago/State"|Chicago State}}

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| caption = View of the Howard-bound platform and track.

| address = 800 North State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60654

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| style = CTA

| line = State Street subway

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| structure = Subway

| platform = 2 side platforms

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| tracks = 2

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| opened = October 17, 1943

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| rebuilt = 1999–2001 (station renovation)

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| accessible = True

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| owned = City of Chicago

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| pass_year = 2024

| passengers = 2,510,545{{cite web |title=Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2024 |url=https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/2024_Annual_Ridership_Report.pdf |publisher=Chicago Transit Authority |access-date=April 6, 2025 |date=January 22, 2025}}

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File:Chicago 'L' Station 2023b.jpg

Chicago (Chicago/State in station announcements) is an "L" station on the CTA's Red Line. It serves a significant portion of the Near North Side and Streeterville neighborhoods. With over 5.25 million overall boardings in 2014, it is the busiest station on the Red Line north of the Loop.{{cite web| title = Monthly Ridership Report – December 2014| publisher = Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting| date = March 5, 2015| url = http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2014-12.pdf| accessdate = April 25, 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150413055216/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2014-12.pdf| archive-date = April 13, 2015| url-status = dead}}

Location

The second stop on the Red Line north of the Chicago River, Chicago station lies in the central portion of the Near North Side. Specifically, it is located underneath the intersection of State Street and Chicago Avenue.[http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/station.aspx?StopId=38 Chicago (Red Line subway station)] CTA Retrieved July 29, 2010 It is three blocks west of the northern section of the Magnificent Mile; the Chicago Water Tower is located on that strip at the intersection of Chicago and Michigan Avenues. It is also the closest 'L' station to the John Hancock Center, Holy Name Cathedral, the Rush Street entertainment district, and the downtown campus of Loyola University Chicago. The Chicago campus of the Moody Bible Institute is also nearby.

History

The Chicago station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway,{{cite news |title=Chicago Underground--A Subway at Last! |first=William |last=Shinnick |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=October 17, 1943 |page=C1}} which forms the central portion of what is now the Red Line between {{cta|North/Clybourn}} and {{cta|Roosevelt}} stations.

During the 1950s, the CTA implemented skip-stop service throughout the 'L' system. Under this service pattern, Chicago was designated as AB along with all other downtown stations (on the Red Line, those stops south of {{cta|Clark/Division}} and north of {{cta|Cermak–Chinatown}} were given AB designations).{{cite web|title=1957 Chicago 'L' system map|url=http://www.chicago-l.org/maps/route/maps/1957map.jpg|work=Chicago-L.org|accessdate=February 8, 2011}} As a result, all trains stopped at these stations. The skip-stop service was ended due to budget cuts in the 1990s.

=Renovation=

From 1999 until 2001, Chicago underwent renovation and refurbishment, in line with other stations of the State Street subway. Work included making the station accessible to people with disabilities, with new elevators, redone flooring, retiling, and increased mezzanine space.[http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/chicago-state.html Chicago/State] Chicago-L.org Retrieved July 29, 2010{{cite web |url=https://www.transitchicago.com/mayor-daley-unveils-new-cta-chicago-state-subway-station/?CategoryId=2&Year=2001&Month=1&pg=2 |title = CTA Press Release - MAYOR DALEY UNVEILS NEW CTA CHICAGO-STATE SUBWAY STATION - CTA}}

Unlike most State Street Subway stations, Chicago uses a side platform configuration with two tracks, also used at Grand/State and {{cta|North/Clybourn}}. There are entrances from street level at all corners of the intersection of North State Street and Chicago Avenue. One level below street level is a mezzanine containing fare controls and turnstiles, and the platforms are located beneath the mezzanine.

Bus connections

CTA

36 Broadway
66 Chicago (Owl Service)

References

External links

[http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/station.aspx?StopId=38 Chicago/State Station Page] on the CTA official site
[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.896695,-87.627876&spn=0.003777,0.013733&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.896701,-87.627713&panoid=xaXFp4uu-PDUhG6vfNp5sw&cbp=12,232.4,,0,5.7 Chicago Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]

Category:CTA Red Line stations

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1943