Montrose station (CTA Blue Line)

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	Blue Line
	northwest to O'Hare
	Kennedy Expressway
	Reversible lanes
	Blue Line
	southeast to Forest Park

Montrose

4400N
4600W
Montrose 4400N; 4600W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	4600 West Montrose Avenue; Chicago, Illinois 60641
Coordinates	41°57′42″N 87°44′37″W / 41.961539°N 87.743574°WCoordinates: 41°57′42″N 87°44′37″W / 41.961539°N 87.743574°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	O'Hare Branch
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metra: Mayfair; CTA Bus
Construction
Structure type	Expressway median
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	February 1, 1970
Rebuilt	2016
Passengers
2020	235,161 69.4% (CTA)
Rank	95 out of 143
Services
show Track layout
show Track layout
	Legend
	Blue Line
	northwest to O'Hare
	Kennedy Expressway
	Reversible lanes
	Blue Line
	southeast to Forest Park

Montrose is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. The station serves the Irving Park, Mayfair, and Portage Park neighborhoods. Blue Line trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during rush hour, and take 22 minutes to travel to the Loop.^{[citation needed]} The station opened in 1970 as part of the Kennedy extension, connecting the Milwaukee Elevated from Logan Square to Jefferson Park.

A transfer is available to Metra's Milwaukee District North Line's Mayfair stop, just to the west of the station.

Bus and rail connections[]

Metra

Milwaukee District/North Line

CTA

78 Montrose

References[]

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

External links[]

Media related to Montrose (CTA Blue 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.

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