47th station (CTA Red Line)

47th
 
4700S
200W
Location 220 West 47th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60609
Coordinates 41°48′37″N 87°37′51″W / 41.810318°N 87.63094°W / 41.810318; -87.63094
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Red Line
Platforms 1 Island platform
Tracks 2
Connections CTA bus
Construction
Structure type Expressway median
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 28, 1969
Rebuilt 2005–06 (renovation), 2013 (refurbished)
Previous names 47th/Wentworth (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 909,500[1] Decrease 13%
Rank 76 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
Dan Ryan Branch
toward Howard
Red Line
Route map
Red Line
north to Howard
47th St.
Red Line
south to 95th/Dan Ryan

47th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway in the Fuller Park neighborhood. Access to the station is available from a staircase from the middle of the north side of the overpass, where an open canopy crosswalk with traffic signals leads to a bus stop on the south side.

47th was closed from May 19 to October 20, 2013 as part of the Red Line Reconstruction Project.[2]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 15 Jeffery Local
  • 24 Wentworth
  • 43 43rd
  • 47 47th
  • 51 51st

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2017" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
    2. ↑ http://www.transitchicago.com/dr-track/


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