Monroe station (CTA Red Line)

Track layout
	Legend
	Red Line
	north to Howard
	Red Line
	south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Monroe

100S
0E/0W
Monroe 100S; 0E/0W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	26 South State Street; Chicago, Illinois 60603
Coordinates	41°52′51″N 87°37′40″W / 41.880745°N 87.627696°WCoordinates: 41°52′51″N 87°37′40″W / 41.880745°N 87.627696°W
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	State Street subway
Platforms	1 Island Platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1943
Passengers
2020	777,831 73.2%
Rank	18 out of 143
Services
Former services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Red Line
	north to Howard
	Red Line
	south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Monroe (also Monroe/State) is an "L" station on the CTA's Red Line. The station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway. The station is located in the Chicago Loop, and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

History[]

Monroe station has retained many of its original features from its opening in 1943, such as the officers cabins, some auxiliary signaling and the Madison-Monroe mezzanine, which is named for the crossing of Madison Street and Monroe Street. Until October 2006, there was a station between Monroe and Lake: Washington/State station. Washington/State is located near Monroe. Passengers can walk onto the abandoned station platform from Monroe.

In 2009, the CTA put new station wall signs over the old blue station wall signs in order to better direct people to the mezzanines.

The station gives direct access to the adjacent Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building, a National Historic Landmark and Chicago Landmark that is also part of the Loop Retail Historic District.^[2]

Bus connections[]

CTA

2 Hyde Park Express (weekday rush hours only)
6 Jackson Park Express
10 Museum of Science and Industry (Memorial Day through Labor Day only)
29 State
36 Broadway
62 Archer (Owl Service)
146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
147 Outer Drive Express
151 Sheridan

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.
^ Monroe/State Station (Chicago-'L'.org)

External links[]

Media related to Monroe station (CTA Red Line) at Wikimedia Commons

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

[2] Monroe/State Station (Chicago-'L'.org)

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