LaSalle/Van Buren station

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LaSalle/Van Buren
 
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400S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
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General information
Location121 West Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates 41°52′36″N87°37′54″W / 41.8768°N 87.631739°W / 41.8768; -87.631739
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) Loop Elevated
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Metramlogo.svg Metra: LaSalle Street
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedOctober 3, 1897;126 years ago (1897-10-03)
Previous namesPacific Avenue
Passengers
2020257,786 [1] Decrease2.svg 68.9%(CTA)
Rank91 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Quincy
toward Midway Pictograms-nps-airport.svg
Orange Line Library
One-way operation
Quincy
toward Linden
Purple Line
Express
Quincy
toward 54th/Cermak
Pink Line
Quincy
One-way operation
Brown Line Library
toward Kimball
Former services
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station
Quincy/Wells
One-way operation
North Shore Line State/Van Buren
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Quincy
Next clockwise
Loop Elevated Dearborn/Van Buren
Closed 1949
Next counter-clockwise
Franklin/Van Buren
Closed 1955
One-way operation
Metropolitan main line Dearborn/Van Buren
Closed 1949
toward Marshfield
Location
LaSalle/Van Buren station

LaSalle/Van Buren is a Chicago "L" station in downtown Chicago serving the CTA's Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. LaSalle/Van Buren is one of the eight stations in the Loop. The station opened on October 3, 1897. LaSalle Street Station, terminal for Metra's Rock Island District trains, is less than a block from the station.

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The station is seen in the 1986 film Running Scared with Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal. All of the surroundings, including the platforms and the station, are still the same now as they are in the movie. The station was also a location in one of the final scenes of the 1987 film Planes, Trains and Automobiles with Steve Martin and John Candy. The station is also seen in the 1974 film Three the Hard Way .

The Chicago Board of Trade Building is one block to the north.

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References

  1. "Annual Ridership Report Calendar Year 2020" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.