Washington station (CTA Blue Line)

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Washington
 
100N
36W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Platform at Washington, looking north.jpg
Location19 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates41°52′59″N 87°37′46″W / 41.883164°N 87.62944°W / 41.883164; -87.62944Coordinates: 41°52′59″N 87°37′46″W / 41.883164°N 87.62944°W / 41.883164; -87.62944
Owned byCity of Chicago
Line(s)Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsRed at Lake via The Pedway
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Depth45 ft
History
OpenedFebruary 25, 1951
Rebuilt1982 (Randolph-Washington)
1983–84 (Washington-Madison)
Passengers
20201,195,974[1] Decrease 71.4% (CTA)
Rank8 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Clark/Lake
toward O'Hare Pictograms-nps-airport.svg
 Blue Line Monroe
toward Forest Park
Track layout
Legend
 Dearborn St.
Blue Line
north to O'Hare Pictograms-nps-airport.svg
 Randolph St.
Washington St.
Calhoun Pl
Madison St.
Blue Line
south to Forest Park

Washington (also Washington/Dearborn) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Blue Line. It is situated between the Clark/Lake and Jackson stations in the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway and is near the Richard J. Daley Center.

History[]

Washington opened on February 25, 1951, as part of the new Milwaukee-Dearborn subway, the second of a planned series of subways to be constructed in Chicago. The station was entirely renovated from 1982 to 1984. As constructed, the station had two stairways to a lower level pedestrian transfer tunnel to the Washington station in the State Street Subway (now part of the Red Line). At 12:00 a.m. on October 23, 2006, the lower level transfer tunnel to the Red Line closed as part of the construction of a planned superstation under what is commonly referred to as Block 37. On November 20, 2009, the pedway linking the Lake station's unpaid area to that of Washington reopened [2] and in May 2013, the CTA provided a farecard transfer through the pedway between the stations.[3]

This is the northernmost of the three stations on one long continuous platform underneath Dearborn Street, with the stops at Monroe and Jackson being the other two.

Service[]

Washington is part of the CTA's Blue Line, which runs from O'Hare Pictograms-nps-airport.svg to downtown Chicago and Forest Park. It is the second station in the Loop from O'Hare and the fourth from Forest Park. The station is situated between the Clark/Lake and Monroe stations. Blue Line trains serve Washington 24 hours a day every day; trains operate every 7 to 10 minutes during rush hour and midday operation, with longer headways of up to 30 minutes at night.[4] 2,335,025 passengers boarded at Washington in 2010.[5] Two mezzanines exist at this station: Randolph-Washington, open 24 hours a day, providing a farecard transfer to the Red Line, and access to Daley Plaza. The second mezzanine is Washington-Madison, which is also open 24 hours a day.

Bus connections[]

CTA

  • J14 Jeffery Jump
  • 20 Madison (Owl service)
  • 22 Clark
  • 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
  • 28 Stony Island (Weekday Rush Hours only)
  • 36 Broadway
  • 56 Milwaukee
  • 60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)
  • 62 Archer (Owl Service)
  • 124 Navy Pier
  • 130 Museum Campus (Summer Service Only)
  • 157 Streeterville/Taylor (Weekdays only)

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.
  2. ^ [1] .Retrieved November 23, 2009
  3. ^ [2] Red Eye Chicago. Retrieved May 15, 2013
  4. ^ "Blue Line Route Guide". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  5. ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2011" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

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