Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren station

Harold Washington Library
State/Van Buren
 
1W
400S
Location One West Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates 41°52′37″N 87°37′42″W / 41.876862°N 87.628196°W / 41.876862; -87.628196
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Orange Line
  Purple Line Express
  Pink Line
  Brown Line
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
  Red Line via Jackson
  Blue Line via Jackson
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened October 3, 1897
Closed September 2, 1973
Rebuilt June 22, 1997 (1997-06-22)
Previous names State/Van Buren
Library-State/Van Buren
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 1,153,781[1] Decrease 3.7% (CTA)
Rank 60 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
Loop Elevated
One-way operation
Orange Line
toward Midway
toward Midway
Orange Line
Rush period special
(7-9 a.m.)
One-way operation
One-way operation
Purple Line
Express
toward Linden
Pink Line
toward 54th/Cermak
toward Kimball
Brown Line
One-way operation

Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren (formerly Library-State/Van Buren, formerly State/Van Buren, commonly abbreviated as Library) is an 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. Originally, the station was to have direct access to the second floor of the Harold Washington Library building, but this direct connection was never built. Farecard transfers are also available at the station for the Blue and Red Lines via the Jackson/Dearborn and Jackson/State subway stations, respectively. It was originally known as State/Van Buren when it first opened in 1897. The original station closed on September 2, 1973, along with six other stations, due to low ridership, and demolished in 1975.[2] The new station was rebuilt and reopened on June 22, 1997 in order to serve the Harold Washington Library.[3] The Chicago Transit Authority board voted unanimously on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, to rename the station to its current name.[4]

Bus connections

View of Library-State/Van Buren from Dearborn Street

CTA

  • 2 Hyde Park Express
  • 6 Jackson Park Express
  • 10 Museum of Science and Industry
  • 22 Clark
  • 24 Wentworth
  • 29 State
  • 36 Broadway
  • 62 Archer (Owl Service)
  • 146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
  • 147 Outer Drive Express

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. ↑ Buck, Thomas (September 2, 1973). "CTA Shutting Down 7 Rapid Transit Stations Today". Chicago Tribune. p. 5.
    3. ↑ Hilkevitch, Jon (June 18, 1997). "Library Going on CTA Line - New Rail Station to Bring Riders Right Next to Books". Chicago Tribune. p. 3.
    4. ↑ Hilkevitch, Jon. "'L' stop named for Mayor Harold Washington". Chicago Breaking News. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2010.

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