Jackson station (CTA Blue Line)

Jackson   300S 36W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Station platform with the stairs to the Red Line Jackson station
General information
Location	328 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604
Coordinates	41°52′41″N87°37′45″W / 41.878183°N 87.629296°W / 41.878183; -87.629296
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	Milwaukee–Dearborn subway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Red at Jackson Brown Orange Pink Purple at Library
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	46 ft (14 m)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	February 25, 1951;74 years ago (1951-02-25)
Rebuilt	1989–1991;34 years ago (1991) (Adams-Jackson mezzanine), 2005–2007;18 years ago (2007) (Jackson-Van Buren mezzanine, platform)
Passengers
2024	1,090,452 [1]   6.4%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Monroe toward O'Hare   Blue Line LaSalle toward Forest Park
Track layout Legend Dearborn St. Blue to O'Hare Adams St. Jackson Blvd. Van Buren St.  ( Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Express ) Blue to Forest Park
Location

Jackson is an 'L' station on the CTA's Blue Line, located in the Loop.

History

Like the rest of the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway (excluding Clinton), the station opened on February 25, 1951, following construction delays caused by World War II.

This station was renovated from 2005 to 2007, to resemble the Jackson station in the State Street subway, a pedestrian tunnel connects these two stations, allowing for a free transfer to the Red Line. Farecard transfers to the Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station are also available at this station for the Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. ^[2]

This is the southernmost of the three stations on one long continuous platform underneath Dearborn Street, with the stops at Monroe and Washington being the other two.

It is currently one of only two stations in the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway that is accessible, the other being Clark/Lake.

Bus connections

CTA

• 1 Bronzeville/Union Station (Weekday Rush Hours only)
• 7 Harrison
• 22 Clark (Owl Service)
• 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
• 28 Stony Island (Weekday Rush Hours only)
• 36 Broadway
• 62 Archer (Owl Service)
• 126 Jackson
• 130 Museum Campus (Memorial Day-Labor Day Only)
• 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express
• 151 Sheridan

References

1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2024" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 22, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
2. "Chicago L.org: Stations - Jackson/Dearborn". www.chicago-l.org. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

External links

Media related to Jackson station (CTA Blue Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• Jackson/Dearborn at Chicago-L.org
• Van Buren Street/Jackson Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Adams Street/Jackson Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View

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  Transfer tunnel
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  Stairs to transfer tunnel