Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren (CTA station)

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Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren
File:Harold Washington Library-State-Van Buren.jpg
Location One West Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
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Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
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Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
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Construction
Structure type Elevated
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened October 3, 1897
Closed September 2, 1973
Rebuilt June 22, 1997
Previous names State/Van Buren
Library-State/Van Buren
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 1,240,103[1] Decrease 1.5% (CTA)
Rank 61 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
One-way operation
 Brown Line
toward Kimball
One-way operation
 Orange Line
toward Midway
One-way operation
 Purple Line
toward Linden
Pink Line
toward 54th/Cermak
  Farecard transfers  
toward Howard
 Red Line
Transfer at: Jackson
toward O'Hare
 Blue Line
Transfer at: Jackson
toward Forest Park
Route map
Purple, Orange and Pink Lines
west to Linden, Midway, and 54th/Cermak
Federal St.
Dearborn St.
Plymouth Ct.
State St.
Brown Line
east to Kimball

Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren (formerly Library-State/Van Buren, commonly abbreviated as Library) is a handicapped accessible '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] It is the second newest station in the Loop with Washington/Wells being the first and Washington/Wabash being the future third.

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

  1. ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

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External links

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