Harlem/Lake station

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Harlem/Lake
 
1200W
100S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Northern track at Harlem-Lake, looking east.jpg
Location1 South Harlem Avenue
Forest Park, Illinois 60130
Coordinates41°53′13″N 87°48′17″W / 41.88706°N 87.80486°W / 41.88706; -87.80486Coordinates: 41°53′13″N 87°48′17″W / 41.88706°N 87.80486°W / 41.88706; -87.80486
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Lake Branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetra Metra: Oak Park
CTA Buses
Pace Buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedOctober 28, 1962
Rebuilt1996
Previous namesHarlem Terminal
Harlem
Passengers
2020489,376[1] Decrease 55.6% (CTA)
Rank47 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Terminus Green Line Oak Park
toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove

Harlem/Lake, announced as Harlem, is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. It is the northwestern terminus of the Green Line.


History[]

Harlem destination sign

The station opened on October 28, 1962 and was formerly called Harlem Terminal. The Lake Street Elevated went further through Oak Park and was built to Marion Street in 1901 and extended just a few blocks west past Harlem Avenue to Forest Park station on May 20, 1910. It was built at street-level and the tracks also paralleled the adjacent Chicago & North Western Railroad and the street-level operation began to result a number of crossing accidents for both railroads, typically due to pedestrians and wagon drivers failing to take note of approaching trains. Neither the "L" nor the C&NW had any type of crossing protection originally. Harlem was a consolidation of the Forest Park and Marion stations.

Location[]

The station is located at 1 South Harlem Avenue and is the northwestern terminus of the Green Line. Though the station is named Harlem/Lake, Lake Street does not intersect with the station; the station is located at Harlem Avenue and South Boulevard. The station is next to the Oak Park Metra commuter railroad station. It is located between the Oak Park and Forest Park boundary line at Harlem Avenue.

Bus and rail connections[]

CTA

  • 90 Harlem

Pace

  • 307 Harlem
  • 309 Lake Street
  • 313 St. Charles Road
  • 318 West North Avenue

Metra

  • Union Pacific/West Line

See also[]

Notes and references[]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

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