Austin station (CTA Blue Line)

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Austin
 
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Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Platform at Austin, looking east (51378631651).jpg
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(s) Forest Park Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
History
OpenedMarch 20, 1960;64 years ago (1960-03-20) [1] [2]
Passengers
2022208,113 [3] Increase2.svg 20.1%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Oak Park
toward Forest Park
Blue Line
Cicero
toward O'Hare Pictograms-nps-airport.svg
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Oak Park
toward Des Plaines
Congress branch Central
Closed 1973
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 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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)