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LaSalle station (CTA)

Coordinates: 41°52′32″N 87°37′54″W / 41.875568°N 87.631722°W / 41.875568; -87.631722
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LaSalle
 
140W
500S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location150 West Ida B. Wells Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates41°52′32″N 87°37′54″W / 41.875568°N 87.631722°W / 41.875568; -87.631722
Owned byCity of Chicago
Line(s)Milwaukee–Dearborn subway
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetra RI at LaSalle Street
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Depth49 ft
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
OpenedFebruary 25, 1951; 73 years ago (1951-02-25)
Previous namesCongress Terminal
Passengers
2022463,028[1]Increase 47.3%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Clinton Blue Line
Jackson
toward O'Hare
Location
Map

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

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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

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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

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CTA

  • 24 Wentworth
  • 36 Broadway

Metra

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  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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