Kostner station (CTA Pink Line)

Track layout
	Legend
	Pink
	east to the Loop
	Pink
	west to 54/Cermak

Kostner

4400W
2100S
Kostner 4400W; 2100S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	2019 South Kostner Avenue; Chicago, Illinois 60623
Coordinates	41°51′14″N 87°44′00″W / 41.853751°N 87.733258°WCoordinates: 41°51′14″N 87°44′00″W / 41.853751°N 87.733258°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Cermak Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 22, 1907 (as Kildare Station)
Rebuilt	2002–03 (renamed Kostner Station)
Previous names	Kildare
Passengers
2020	69,864 51.5%
Rank	143 out of 143
Services
Former services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Pink
	east to the Loop
	Pink
	west to 54/Cermak

Kostner, formerly known as Kildare, is an 'L' station on the CTA's Pink Line. It is located in the K-Town neighborhood of the North Lawndale community area, often just referred to as Lawndale. Kostner station was originally opened as Kildare. During reconstruction in 2003, its primary entrance was moved one block west to Kostner Avenue and the Kildare entrance became an auxiliary entrance.

This is the first outbound Pink Line station to be located at-grade; immediately to the east of the station, the tracks begin ramping up to an elevated structure and remain elevated for the remainder of the distance to the Loop.

Structure[]

The station consists of a single at-grade island platform. There are two entrances: a full-service entrance with ticket vending machines at Kostner Avenue and a smaller farecard-only entrance at Kildare Avenue. There is also a canopy extending from each entrance, while the center of the platform is open without any canopy.

Notes and references[]

Notes[]

References[]

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

Kostner Station Page at Chicago-l.org
Douglas Line Rehabitation project

External links[]

Media related to Kostner (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons

CTA - Train schedule: Pink

Ridership figures, 2009 (172 KiB)

Kostner CTA Station Exterior

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[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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