O'Hare station

O'Hare
Location 1000 O'Hare Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60666
Coordinates 41°58′52″N 87°54′03″W / 41.981127°N 87.900876°W / 41.981127; -87.900876
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 3
Connections Airport Transit System
Pace Buses
Metra
Construction
Structure type Underground
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 3, 1984
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 3,934,421[1] Decrease 1.6%
Rank 6 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
O'Hare Branch
TerminusBlue Line
toward Forest Park
Route map
Blue Line
east to Forest Park

O'Hare is the 'L' station at the northwestern terminus of the CTA's Blue Line. It is a subway station with two island platforms serving three tracks, located at O'Hare International Airport, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. The station is located underneath the O'Hare parking garage. Trains are scheduled to depart from O'Hare roughly every 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods and take about 40 minutes to travel to the Loop. It is the westernmost station of the 'L' system. It is also the only station without coordinates in Chicago's grid system, as O'Hare lines up with no street in the city. It is the only underground terminus, the only terminal where a premium fare applies, and is the only terminal that does not directly connect to any CTA or Pace buses. It is also one of two terminals (the other being Dempster-Skokie on the Yellow Line) that does not have a yard assigned to it (the yard is located at Rosemont, one stop east).

History

O'Hare destination sign

O'Hare station opened on September 3, 1984, as the terminus of an extension of the West-Northwest route from its former terminal at River Road.[2] It was built to a design by the architectural firm Murphy/Jahn.[3]

Introduction of premium fare

For the first 28 years of O'Hare station's operations, the fare passengers paid the same fare to enter it as they would at any other "L" station. The premium fare was imposed on O'Hare passengers in 2013; first (in January 2013), only passengers buying single-ride tickets had to pay the surcharge; by July of the same year, the surcharge was imposed on most other passengers (those using a Chicago Card or a Chicago Card Plus) as well.[4]

Accident

On March 24, 2014, a train approaching the station on the middle track collided with the bumper, then jumped the tracks and crashed into the escalators, injuring 32 people.[5] The station reopened on March 30, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.[6]

Bus and rail connections

Take Airport Transit System to Remote Parking Stop to access connections

Metra

Pace

  • 250 Dempster Street
  • 330 Manneheim/LaGrange Roads

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. ↑ Papajohn, George (September 4, 1984). "O'Hare's 'L' Service Gets Inaugural Cheer". Chicago Tribune. p. A1.
    3. ↑ Garfield, Graham. "O'Hare". Chicago-"L".org. Retrieved September 30, 2006.
    4. ↑ Hilkevitch, Jon (2013-07-01). "CTA ends break in extra charge for Blue Line trips from O'Hare: Chicago Card users join other riders in having to pay $5, but airport and airline workers still exempt".
    5. ↑ Commuter Train Derails at Chicago Airport (Yahoo News)
    6. ↑ Schulte, Sarah (March 30, 2014). "CTA Blue Line O'Hare stop reopens Sunday following derailment". abclocal.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.

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