69th station

69th
 
6900S
0E/0W
Location 15 West 69th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60621
Coordinates 41°46′06″N 87°37′33″W / 41.768367°N 87.625724°W / 41.768367; -87.625724
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 69th/State (Station Sign)
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 1,665,318[1] Decrease 6.4%
Rank 39 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
Dan Ryan Branch
toward Howard
Red Line
Route map
Red Line
north to Howard
 69th St.
Red Line
south to 95th/Dan Ryan

69th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located within the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. This station connects with the second most bus routes (first is 95th/Dan Ryan) on the Dan Ryan Branch, and is one of the terminals for the N5 South Shore Night Bus (the other is 95th/Dan Ryan). This makes it an important connection for buses, especially Night Owl connections.

69th was closed from May to October 2013 as part of the Red Line South Reconstruction project.[2]

History

The Normal Park Branch, built by the South Side Elevated Railroad, ran as a short shuttle service from Harvard station to Parnell and 69th Street, a half mile west from the Dan Ryan. This service had very low ridership and the line was demolished by 1954.

69th was built in a modern, International style featuring large amounts of steel and glass and very little amenities, to complement the design of the brand new stainless-steel 2200 series trains that ran on the brand-new line.

Bus connections

CTA

  • N5 South Shore Night Bus (Owl Service)
  • 29 State
  • 30 South Chicago
  • 67 67th/69th/71st
  • 71 71st/South Shore
  • 169 69th/UPS Express (Weekday UPS shifts only)

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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