California station (CTA Pink Line)

California
 
2100S
2800W
Location 2011 South California Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Coordinates 41°51′15″N 87°41′41″W / 41.854109°N 87.694774°W / 41.854109; -87.694774
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Pink Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened March 10, 1902
Rebuilt 2002–04
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 444,497[1] Decrease 10.3% (CTA)
Rank 113 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
Cermak Branch
toward 54th/Cermak
Pink Line
Route map
Pink Line
east to Loop
Fairfield Ave.
California Ave.
Pink Line
west to 54/Cermak

California is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line and the Little Village neighborhood. The station opened on March 10, 1902, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch.[2][3] It is the closest station to Cook County Jail.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 94 South California

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. ↑ "More Trains on Alley "L": Use Old Congress Station". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 9, 1902. p. 3.
    3. ↑ California (Douglas) Station Page


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