LaSalle station (CTA)

Track layout
	Legend
	Blue Line
	east to O'Hare
	Blue Line
	west to Forest Park

LaSalle

140W
500S
LaSalle 140W; 500S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	150 West Ida B. Wells Drive; Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates	41°52′32″N 87°37′54″W / 41.875568°N 87.631722°WCoordinates: 41°52′32″N 87°37′54″W / 41.875568°N 87.631722°W
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metra: LaSalle Street
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	49 ft
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	February 25, 1951
Previous names	Congress Terminal
Passengers
2020	266,598 69.5% (CTA)
Rank	89 out of 143
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Blue Line
	east to O'Hare
	Blue Line
	west to Forest Park

LaSalle is an 'L' station on the CTA's Blue Line. It is a subway station with a single island platform located at 150 West Ida B. Wells Drive in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois.

History[]

LaSalle station opened on February 25, 1951, as the southern terminal of the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway on the CTA's Milwaukee Avenue route.^[2] It remained a terminal station until it was connected to the new Congress Expressway route in June 1958.

Location[]

The station is located at 150 West Ida B. Wells Drive in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois. It is the closest station to LaSalle Street Station,^[3] terminal for Rock Island District Metra trains.

Bus and rail connections[]

CTA

24 Wentworth
36 Broadway

Metra

LaSalle Street Station

References[]

^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ Borzo, Greg (2007). "Chapter Nine: Finally a Subway". The Chicago "L". Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 91–102. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.
^ Garfield, Graham. "LaSalle". Chicago "L".org. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

External links[]

LaSalle Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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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.

[Borzo-2] Borzo, Greg (2007). "Chapter Nine: Finally a Subway". The Chicago "L". Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 91–102. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.

[3] Garfield, Graham. "LaSalle". Chicago "L".org. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

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