Polk station

Polk
 
800S
1700W
Location 1713 West Polk Street
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates 41°52′18″N 87°40′10″W / 41.871551°N 87.66953°W / 41.871551; -87.66953
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Pink Line
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened April 28, 1896
Rebuilt 1983
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 893,334[1] Decrease 3.8%
Rank 78 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
Cermak Branch
toward 54th/Cermak
Pink Line
  Former services  
toward O'Hare
Blue Line
toward 54th/Cermak
Route map
Pink Line
north to Loop
Polk St.
Pink Line
south to 54/Cermak

Polk is an 'L' station on the Pink Line of the Chicago Transit Authority. It is adjacent to Rush University Medical Center within the Illinois Medical District in the Near West Side community area.

History

Polk Station opened on April 28, 1896, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch.[2] In 1983 the original station was demolished and rebuilt. A Dunkin' Donuts was added to the station in September 2004.[3]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 7 Harrison
  • 157 Streeterville/Taylor

Pace

  • 755 Plainfield/IMD 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. ↑ "Douglas Park Branch Opened". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 28, 1896. p. 5.
    3. ↑ http://www.chicago-l.org/stations/polk.html

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    An older sign at the station with the name "Polk/Medical Center."
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