LaSalle station
This article is about the subway station. For the elevated station, see LaSalle/Van Buren (CTA station).
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150 West Congress Parkway Chicago, Illinois 60605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°52′32″N 87°37′54″W / 41.875568°N 87.631722°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Subway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depth | 49 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | February 25, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Congress Terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2015) | 937,782[1] 3.3% (CTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 78 out of 143[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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LaSalle is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line. It is a subway station with a single island platform located at 150 West Congress Parkway 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 Congress Parkway in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois. It is the closest station to LaSalle Street Station,[3] terminal for Rock Island District Metra trains.
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.
References
- ↑ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ↑ 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
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