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Location | 121 West Van Buren Street Chicago, Illinois 60605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°52′36″N87°37′54″W / 41.8768°N 87.631739°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Loop Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 Side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | RI at LaSalle Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | October 3, 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Pacific Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2020 | 257,786 [1] 68.9%(CTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 91 out of 143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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Quincy is a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L" system. It is located between the Washington/Wells and LaSalle/Van Buren stations on the Loop. The station is located above the intersection of Quincy Street and Wells Street in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Having opened in 1897, it is one of the oldest surviving stations on the 'L' system.
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Clark/Lake is an 'L' station located at 100/124 West Lake Street in Chicago's Loop district, and is accessed from the James R. Thompson Center and 203 North LaSalle building. It is one of the most complex stations on the 'L' system, comprising an elevated station and a subway station. The elevated station is serviced by the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines, while the subway platform is serviced by the Blue Line. In December 2014, it had an average of 17,644 weekday passenger entrances, making it the second busiest station in the 'L' system. The Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago City Hall, and Chicago Title and Trust Center are also served by the station. It is the busiest station on the Loop Elevated, and the second-busiest station on the 'L' system as of December 2014. This station had been recognized as the station(s) with the most pickpockets by ABC 7 Chicago in 2018.
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Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren,, is an '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 Red and Blue Lines via the Jackson/State and Jackson/Dearborn 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. The new station was rebuilt and reopened on June 22, 1997 in order to serve the Harold Washington Library. The Chicago Transit Authority board voted unanimously on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, to rename the station to its current name.
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