List of Chicago "L" stations
The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago and seven of its surrounding suburbs. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). On an average weekday, 641,000 passengers ride the "L",[1] making it the third-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, behind only the New York City Subway and the Washington Metro.[2]
The system began as three separate companies, which built lines traveling from Chicago's central business district to the south and the west. The first of these was the Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad which opened on June 6, 1892.[3] The Lake Street Elevated Railroad opened the following year and the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad followed in 1895. Initially, the "L" lines operated independently of each other, but in 1897, they were combined into one physically unified system with the completion of the Union Loop and connecting trackage.[4] In 1900, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad entered operation,[5] finalizing the basic structure of the system: a hub and spoke distribution paradigm radiating north, west, and south from downtown Chicago. The system expanded outward from this with new branches or line extensions until 1930.
Due to the ruined financial state of the privately owned Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the Chicago Surface Lines, a public agency (the CTA) was created in 1947 to take over and save the rapid transit and streetcar systems.[6] Starting in 1948, the CTA began systematically shutting down many stations and lines that saw little use in order to improve service and reduce costs. Expansion resumed in September 1969 with the opening of a new line in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and continued, in stages, until October 31, 1993, with the opening of the Orange Line.[7] The newest line—the Pink Line, which opened on June 25, 2006—was created by rerouting the Blue Line's Douglas branch into a separate service.[8]
As of February 2015[update], the system has 146 stations spread over eight lines operating on 224.1 miles (360.7 km) of track.[1] A total of 98 stations are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and are accessible to passengers with disabilities. The majority of "L" stations are named for the streets or intersections on which they are located; others are named for neighborhoods, suburbs, destinations, or a combination of these.[9] The newest station is Cermak–McCormick Place, which reopened on February 8, 2015.[10] Another new station, Washington/Wabash, is scheduled to open in 2017.[11]
Lines
Line | Stations | Termini | Weekday ridership (2013)[12] | Branches |
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 33 | O'Hare (north) Forest Park (south) |
176,120 | O'Hare Branch, Milwaukee–Dearborn subway, Forest Park Branch |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 27 | Kimball (north) The Loop (south, all except nights) Belmont (south, late nights) |
108,529 | Ravenswood branch (CTA), North Side Main Line, The Loop |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 30 | Harlem/Lake (north) Cottage Grove (south via East 63rd branch) Ashland/63rd (south via Ashland branch) |
68,230 | Lake Street Elevated, The Loop, South Side Main Line, Ashland branch, East 63rd branch |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 16 | The Loop (north) Midway (south) |
58,765 | The Loop, South Side Main Line, Midway Branch |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 22 | 54th/Cermak (west) The Loop (east) |
31,572 | Douglas branch, Lake Street Elevated, The Loop |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 25 | Linden (north) Howard (south, shuttle service) The Loop (south, weekday rush hour express service) |
42,673 | Evanston Branch, North Side Main Line, The Loop |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 33 | Howard (north) 95th/Dan Ryan (south) |
234,232 | North Side Main Line, State Street Subway, Dan Ryan branch |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 3 | Dempster–Skokie (west) Howard (east) |
6,338 | Skokie Branch |
Stations
Symbol | Meaning |
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Designated transfer stations within the Chicago "L" system |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Transfer stations for Metra or South Shore Line |
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Transfer stations for Chicago "L", Metra, and South Shore Line |
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Terminal station |
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Transfer stations and terminals |
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Accessible |
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Airport connection |
![](/w/images/thumb/a/ac/20101129_04_CTA_Red_Line_%40_North_%26_Clybourn.jpg/300px-20101129_04_CTA_Red_Line_%40_North_%26_Clybourn.jpg)
![](/w/images/thumb/7/77/Oakton_CTA_Station_First_Day_of_Service.jpg/300px-Oakton_CTA_Station_First_Day_of_Service.jpg)
![](/w/images/thumb/a/af/Conservatory_CTA_2.jpg/300px-Conservatory_CTA_2.jpg)
![](/w/images/thumb/6/60/Orange_Line_Trains_at_Midway.jpg/300px-Orange_Line_Trains_at_Midway.jpg)
![](/w/images/thumb/8/87/Jackson_Station.jpg/300px-Jackson_Station.jpg)
![](/w/images/thumb/8/88/Noyes_CTA_061202.jpg/300px-Noyes_CTA_061202.jpg)
![](/w/images/thumb/2/21/63rd_Street_CTA_Red_Line_Station.jpg/300px-63rd_Street_CTA_Red_Line_Station.jpg)
![](/w/images/thumb/b/b4/Ashland63_CTA.jpg/300px-Ashland63_CTA.jpg)
![](/w/images/thumb/2/27/Argyle_CTA_20100729.jpg/300px-Argyle_CTA_20100729.jpg)
Station | Lines | Transfers | Location | Opened | Structure |
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O'Hare ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Chicago Airport System: Airport Transit System |
O'Hare | September 3, 1984[13] | Underground |
Rosemont ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Rosemont | February 27, 1983[14] | Expressway median |
Cumberland ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | O'Hare | February 27, 1983[14] | Expressway median |
Harlem ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Norwood Park | February 27, 1983[14] | Expressway median |
Jefferson Park ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jefferson Park | February 1, 1970[15] | Expressway median |
Montrose Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Irving Park | February 1, 1970[15] | Expressway median |
Irving Park Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Irving Park | February 1, 1970[15] | Expressway median |
Addison | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Avondale / Irving Park | February 1, 1970[15] | Expressway median |
Belmont | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Avondale | February 1, 1970[15] | Underground |
Logan Square ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Logan Square | May 25, 1895[16] | Underground |
California | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Logan Square | May 25, 1895 | Elevated |
Western ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Logan Square | May 25, 1895 | Elevated |
Damen | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Wicker Park | May 6, 1895[17] | Elevated |
Division | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Wicker Park / Noble Square | February 25, 1951[18][19] | Underground |
Chicago | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | West Town | February 25, 1951[18][19] | Underground |
Grand | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | West Town | February 25, 1951[18][19] | Underground |
Clark/Lake[b] ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The Loop | February 25, 1951[18][19] | Underground |
Washington ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.NICTD: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
The Loop | February 25, 1951[18][19] | Underground |
Monroe | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | The Loop | February 25, 1951[18][19] | Underground |
Jackson ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The Loop | February 25, 1951[18][19] | Underground |
LaSalle Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
The Loop | February 25, 1951[18][19] | Underground |
Clinton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Near West Side | June 22, 1958[20][21] | Underground |
UIC–Halsted ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Greektown | June 22, 1958[20][21] | Expressway median |
Racine | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Near West Side | June 22, 1958[20][21] | Expressway median |
Illinois Medical District ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Near West Side | June 22, 1958[20][21] | Expressway median |
Western | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Near West Side | June 22, 1958[20][21] | Expressway median |
Kedzie–Homan ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | East Garfield Park | June 22, 1958[20][21] | Expressway median |
Pulaski | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | West Garfield Park | June 22, 1958[20][21] | Expressway median |
Cicero | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Austin | June 22, 1958[20][21] | Expressway median |
Austin | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Oak Park | March 20, 1960[22][23] | Expressway median |
Oak Park | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Oak Park | March 20, 1960[22][23] | Expressway median |
Harlem | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Forest Park | March 20, 1960[22][23] | Expressway median |
Forest Park ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Forest Park | March 11, 1905[24] [c] | Elevated |
Kimball ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Albany Park | December 14, 1907[25] | Ground level |
Kedzie ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Albany Park | December 14, 1907 | Ground level |
Francisco ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Albany Park | December 14, 1907 | Ground level |
Rockwell ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Lincoln Square | December 14, 1907 | Ground level |
Western ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Lincoln Square | May 18, 1907[26] | Elevated |
Damen ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Ravenswood | May 18, 1907[26] | Elevated |
Montrose ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Ravenswood | May 18, 1907[26] | Elevated |
Irving Park ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | North Center | May 18, 1907[26] | Elevated |
Addison ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | North Center | May 18, 1907[26] | Elevated |
Paulina ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Roscoe Village | May 18, 1907[26] | Elevated |
Southport ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Lake View | May 18, 1907[26] | Elevated |
Belmont ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Lake View | May 31, 1900[5] | Elevated |
Wellington ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Lake View | May 31, 1900 | Elevated |
Diversey ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Lincoln Park | June 9, 1900[27] | Elevated |
Fullerton ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Lincoln Park | May 31, 1900[5] | Elevated |
Armitage ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Lincoln Park | June 9, 1900[27] | Elevated |
Sedgwick ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Old Town | May 31, 1900[5] | Elevated |
Chicago ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Near North Side | May 31, 1900[5] | Elevated |
Merchandise Mart ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Near North Side | December 5, 1930[28] | Elevated |
Washington/Wells ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
The Loop | July 1995[29] | Elevated |
Quincy Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
The Loop | October 3, 1897[30] | Elevated |
LaSalle/Van Buren Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
The Loop | October 3, 1897[30] | Elevated |
Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The Loop | June 22, 1997[31] | Elevated |
Adams/Wabash ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | The Loop | November 8, 1896[32] | Elevated |
Randolph/Wabash Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.NICTD: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
The Loop | November 8, 1896[32] | Elevated |
State/Lake ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The Loop | September 22, 1895[33][34] | Elevated |
Clark/Lake[b] ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The Loop | September 22, 1895[33][34] | Elevated |
Harlem ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Oak Park / Forest Park | October 28, 1962[35][36] | Elevated |
Oak Park | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Oak Park | January 25, 1901 | Elevated |
Ridgeland | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Oak Park | January 25, 1901 | Elevated |
Austin | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Austin | April 15, 1899[37] | Elevated |
Central ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Austin | April 15, 1899[37] | Elevated |
Laramie ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Austin | April 23, 1894[38] | Elevated |
Cicero ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Austin | March 3, 1894[39] | Elevated |
Pulaski ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | West Garfield Park | March 1894 | Elevated |
Conservatory–Central Park Drive ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | East Garfield Park | June 30, 2001[40] | Elevated |
Kedzie ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | East Garfield Park | November 6, 1893[41][42] | Elevated |
California ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | East Garfield Park | November 6, 1893[41] | Elevated |
Ashland ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Near West Side | November 6, 1893[41][42] | Elevated |
Morgan ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Near West Side | November 6, 1893[43] | Elevated |
Clinton ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
West Loop | October 16, 1909[44] | Elevated |
Roosevelt ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.NICTD: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Near South Side | June 6, 1892[3] | Elevated |
Cermak–McCormick Place ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Near South Side | June 6, 1892 | Elevated |
35th–Bronzeville–IIT ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Bronzeville | June 6, 1892[3] | Elevated |
Indiana ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Grand Boulevard | August 15, 1892[45] | Elevated |
43rd ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Grand Boulevard | August 15, 1892[45] | Elevated |
47th ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Grand Boulevard | August 15, 1892[45] | Elevated |
51st ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Grand Boulevard / Washington Park | August 28, 1892[46] | Elevated |
Garfield ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Ashland/63rd Cottage Grove |
Washington Park | October 12, 1892[47][48] | Elevated |
Halsted ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Englewood | December 24, 1906[49] | Elevated |
Ashland/63rd ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Englewood | May 6, 1969[50] | Elevated |
King Drive ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Woodlawn | May 1, 1893[51][52] | Elevated |
Cottage Grove ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Woodlawn | April 23, 1893[51] | Elevated |
Midway ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | West Elsdon | October 31, 1993[7] | Ground level |
Pulaski ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Archer Heights / West Elsdon | October 31, 1993[7] | Elevated |
Kedzie ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Brighton Park | October 31, 1993[53] | Elevated |
Western ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Brighton Park | October 31, 1993[7] | Elevated |
35th/Archer ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | McKinley Park | October 31, 1993[7] | Elevated |
Ashland ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | McKinley Park | October 31, 1993[53] | Elevated |
Halsted ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Bridgeport | October 31, 1993[7] | Elevated |
54th/Cermak ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Cicero | August 1, 1912 | Ground level |
Cicero ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Cicero | December 16, 1907[54] | Ground level |
Kostner ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | North Lawndale | May 22, 1907 | Ground level |
Pulaski ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | North Lawndale | June 16, 1902[55] | Elevated |
Central Park ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | North Lawndale | December 9, 1951[56] | Elevated |
Kedzie ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | North Lawndale | March 10, 1902[57] | Elevated |
California ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Little Village | March 10, 1902[57] | Elevated |
Western ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Lower West Side | September 7, 1896[16] | Elevated |
Damen ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Heart of Chicago | September 7, 1896 | Elevated |
18th ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Pilsen | April 28, 1896[58] | Elevated |
Polk ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Illinois Medical District | April 28, 1896[58] | Elevated |
Linden ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Wilmette | April 2, 1912[59] | Ground level |
Central | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Evanston | May 16, 1908[a] [60][61] | Elevated |
Noyes | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Evanston | May 16, 1908[a] [60][61] | Elevated |
Foster | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Evanston | January 6, 1909[62] | Elevated |
Davis ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Evanston | May 16, 1908[a] [60][61] | Elevated |
Dempster | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Evanston | May 16, 1908[a] [60][61] | Elevated |
Main Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Evanston | May 16, 1908[a] [60][61] | Elevated |
South Boulevard | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Evanston | July 1, 1931[63] | Elevated |
Howard ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Rogers Park | August 23, 1908[62] | Elevated |
Jarvis | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Rogers Park | May 16, 1908[a] [64] | Elevated |
Morse | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Rogers Park | May 16, 1908[a] [64] | Elevated |
Loyola ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Rogers Park | May 16, 1908[a] [64] | Elevated |
Granville ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Edgewater | May 16, 1908[a] [64] | Elevated |
Thorndale | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Edgewater | February 14, 1915[65] | Elevated |
Bryn Mawr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Edgewater | May 16, 1908[a] [64] | Elevated |
Berwyn | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Edgewater | 1916–17 | Elevated |
Argyle | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Little Vietnam | May 16, 1908[a] [64] | Elevated |
Lawrence | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Uptown | February 27, 1923[66] | Elevated |
Wilson | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Uptown | May 31, 1900[5] | Elevated |
Sheridan | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Lake View | May 31, 1900[5] | Elevated |
Addison ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Wrigleyville | June 6, 1900[27] | Elevated |
North/Clybourn | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Near North Side | October 17, 1943[67] | Underground |
Clark/Division | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Near North Side | October 17, 1943[67] | Underground |
Chicago ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Gold Coast | October 17, 1943[67] | Underground |
Grand ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | River North / Streeterville | October 17, 1943[67] | Underground |
Lake ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The Loop | October 17, 1943[67] | Underground |
Monroe | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | The Loop | October 17, 1943[67] | Underground |
Jackson ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The Loop | October 17, 1943[67] | Underground |
Harrison | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | South Loop | October 17, 1943[67] | Underground |
Roosevelt ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Metra: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.NICTD: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Near South Side | October 17, 1943[67] | Underground |
Cermak–Chinatown ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Chinatown | September 28, 1969[68] | Elevated |
Sox–35th ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Armour Square | September 28, 1969[68] | Expressway median |
47th ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Fuller Park | September 28, 1969[68] | Expressway median |
Garfield ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Fuller Park | September 28, 1969[68] | Expressway median |
63rd ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Englewood | September 28, 1969[68] | Expressway median |
69th ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Greater Grand Crossing | September 28, 1969[68] | Expressway median |
79th ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Chatham | September 28, 1969[68] | Expressway median |
87th ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Chatham | September 28, 1969[68] | Expressway median |
95th/Dan Ryan ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Roseland | September 28, 1969[68] | Expressway median |
Dempster–Skokie ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Skokie | March 28, 1925[69] | Ground level |
Oakton–Skokie ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Skokie | March 28, 1925[70] | Ground level |
Planned stations
Station | Lines | Transfers | Location | Scheduled opening | Grade | Status |
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Washington/Wabash ![]() |
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Asbury ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Evanston | TBD | Open cut | Proposed |
Old Orchard ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Skokie | TBD | Elevated | Proposed |
Ford City ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | West Lawn | TBD | Elevated | Proposed |
103rd ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Roseland | TBD | Elevated | Proposed |
111th ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Roseland | TBD | Elevated | Proposed |
Michigan ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | West Pullman | TBD | Elevated | Proposed |
130th ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Riverdale | TBD | Ground level | Proposed |
5th[73] ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Maywood | TBD | Expressway median | Proposed |
25th[73] ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Bellwood | TBD | Expressway median | Proposed |
Mannheim[73] ![]() ![]() |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — | Hillside | TBD | Expressway median | Proposed |
Notes
- a On May 16, 1908, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's rapid transit service replaced the service of the Milwaukee Road's Evanston branch north of Sheridan Park (Wilson Avenue).[60] Stations noted existed prior to the start of "L" service.[74]
- b Clark/Lake is listed twice because the elevated and subway sections opened as separate stations in 1895[34] and 1951,[18][19] respectively.
- c Forest Park existed as an interurban station on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway prior to the start of "L" service. March 11, 1905, is the day the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad began operating over the tracks of the AE&C and "L" service began.[24]
References
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