Austin station (CTA Blue Line)

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General information
Location1050 South Austin Boulevard
Oak Park, Illinois 60304
Coordinates 41°52′15″N87°46′37″W / 41.870851°N 87.776812°W / 41.870851; -87.776812
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line Forest Park Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedMarch 20, 1960;65 years ago (1960-03-20) [1] [2]
Passengers
2024199,043 [3] Increase2.svg 7.6%
Services
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Oak Park
toward Forest Park
Blue Line
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Future services
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Location
Austin station (CTA Blue Line)

Austin is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It is located at Austin Boulevard alongside the Eisenhower Expressway in Oak Park, Illinois. The station has an auxiliary entrance/exit at Lombard Avenue. After CTA Blue Line trains pass the station, the CTA line splits away from the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad lines letting the CTA Blue Line continue into Chicago afterwards.

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References

  1. "CTA to Open New Congress Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 20, 1960. p. W3.
  2. "Congress CTA on Permanent Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 20, 1960. p. 25.
  3. "Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2024" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 22, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
A CTA train heads towards the Austin station in 1968 (then known as the Congress Branch instead of the Blue Line) 19680317 02 CTA Congress L @ Lombard Ave..jpg
A CTA train heads towards the Austin station in 1968 (then known as the Congress Branch instead of the Blue Line)