List of Chicago "L" stations

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A current map depicting the eight rapid transit lines of the Chicago "L" system. Map is not drawn to scale. Chicago L diagram sb.svg
A current map depicting the eight rapid transit lines of the Chicago "L" system. Map is not drawn to scale.

The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago and seven of its surrounding suburbs. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). On an average weekday, 759,866 passengers ride the "L", [1] making it the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, behind the New York City Subway. [2]

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The system began as three separate companies, which built lines traveling from Chicago's central business district to the south and the west. The first of these was the Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad which opened on June 6, 1892. [3] The Lake Street Elevated Railroad opened the following year and the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad followed in 1895. Initially, the "L" lines operated independently of each other, but in 1897, they were combined into one physically unified system with the completion of the Union Loop and connecting trackage. [4] In 1900, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad entered operation, [5] finalizing the basic structure of the system: a hub and spoke distribution paradigm radiating north, west, and south from downtown Chicago. The system expanded outward from this with new branches or line extensions until 1930.

Due to the ruined financial state of the privately owned Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the Chicago Surface Lines, a public agency (the CTA) was created in 1947 to take over and save the rapid transit and streetcar systems. [6] Starting in 1948, the CTA began systematically shutting down many stations and lines that saw little use in order to improve service and reduce costs. Expansion resumed in September 1969 with the opening of a new line in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and continued until October 31, 1993, with the opening of the Orange Line. [7] The newest line the Pink Line, which opened on June 25, 2006 was created by rerouting the Blue Line's Douglas branch into a separate service. [8]

As of August 2024, the system has 146 stations on eight lines operating on 224.1 miles (360.7 km) of track. [1] A total of 103 stations are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and are accessible to passengers with disabilities. [9] The majority of "L" stations are named for the streets or intersections on which they are located; others are named for neighborhoods, suburbs, destinations, or a combination of these. [10] The newest station is Damen on the Green Line, which opened on August 5, 2024. [11]

Lines

Chicago "L" lines
LineStationsTerminiWeekday ridership (as of July 2022) [12]
Blue 33 O'Hare Pictograms-nps-airport.svg (north, all other trains)
Rosemont (north, select weekday rush hour trains)
Jefferson Park (north, select weekday rush hour trains)
Forest Park (south, all other trains)
UIC-Halsted (south, select weekday rush hour trains) [13]
66,838
Brown 27 Kimball (north)
The Loop (south, all except nights)
Belmont (south, late nights) [14]
29,531
Green 31 Harlem/Lake (north)
Cottage Grove (south via East 63rd branch)
Ashland/63rd (south via Ashland branch)
20,219
Orange 16 The Loop [15]
Midway Pictograms-nps-airport.svg (south)
15,129
Pink 22 54th/Cermak (west)
The Loop (east)
9,834
Purple 26 Linden (north)
Howard (south, shuttle service)
The Loop (south, weekday rush hour express service)
4,558
Red 33 Howard (north)
95th/Dan Ryan (south)
98,148
Yellow 3 Dempster–Skokie (west)
Howard (east)
1,212

Stations

Key for Chicago "L" stations and planned stations
SymbolMeaning
Designated transfer stations within the Chicago "L" system
Aiga railtransportation 25.svgTransfer stations for Metra or South Shore Line
Aiga railtransportation 25.svgTransfer stations for Chicago "L", Metra, and South Shore Line
Terminal station

Aiga railtransportation 25.svg
Transfer stations and terminals
Wheelchair symbol.svg Accessible
BSicon FLUG.svg Airport connection
 
Key for Metra and South Shore lines
SymbolLine
BNSF BNSF Line
HC Heritage Corridor
ME Metra Electric District
MD-N Milwaukee District North Line
MD-W Milwaukee District West Line
NCS North Central Service
RI Rock Island District
SWS SouthWest Service
UP-N Union Pacific North Line
UP-NW Union Pacific Northwest Line
UP-W Union Pacific West Line
BSicon South Shore Line.svg South Shore Line
Rapid transit stations on the Chicago "L"
StationLinesTransfersLocationOpenedStructure
18th Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink Pilsen April 28, 1896 [16] Elevated
35th–Bronzeville–IIT Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Green Metramlogo.svg Metra: RI (at Jones/Bronzeville) Bronzeville June 6, 1892 [3] Elevated
35th/Archer Wheelchair symbol.svg Orange McKinley Park October 31, 1993 [7] Elevated
43rd Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Grand Boulevard August 15, 1892 [17] Elevated
47th Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Legends South August 15, 1892 [17] Elevated
47th Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Fuller Park September 28, 1969 [18] Expressway median
51st Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Grand Boulevard/
Washington Park
August 28, 1892 [19] Elevated
54th/Cermak Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink Cicero August 1, 1912At-grade
63rd Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Englewood September 28, 1969 [18] Expressway median
69th Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Greater Grand Crossing September 28, 1969 [18] Expressway median
79th Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Chatham September 28, 1969 [18] Expressway median
87th Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Garden Homes September 28, 1969 [18] Expressway median
95th/Dan Ryan Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Roseland September 28, 1969 [18] Expressway median
Adams/Wabash Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Brown Green Orange Pink Purple Metramlogo.svg Metra: ME (at Van Buren Street)
NICTD: BSicon South Shore Line.svg (at Van Buren Street)
The Loop November 8, 1896 [20] Elevated
Addison Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Avondale/Irving Park February 1, 1970 [21] Expressway median
Addison Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown North Center May 18, 1907 [22] Elevated
Addison Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Wrigleyville June 6, 1900 [23] Elevated
Argyle Red Little Vietnam May 16, 1908 [a] [24] Elevated
Armitage Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Purple Lincoln Park June 9, 1900 [23] Elevated
Ashland Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Pink Near West Side November 6, 1893 [25] [26] Elevated
Ashland/63rd Wheelchair symbol.svg Green West Englewood May 6, 1969 [27] Elevated
Ashland Wheelchair symbol.svg Orange McKinley Park/Lower West Side October 31, 1993 [28] Elevated
Austin Blue Oak Park March 20, 1960 [29] [30] Expressway median
Austin Green Austin April 15, 1899 [31] Elevated
Belmont Blue Avondale February 1, 1970 [21] Underground
Belmont Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Purple Red Lake View May 31, 1900 [5] Elevated
Berwyn Red Summerdale 1916Elevated
Bryn Mawr Red Edgewater May 16, 1908 [a] [24] Elevated
California Blue Palmer Square May 25, 1895Elevated
California Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Smith Park November 6, 1893 [25] Elevated
California Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink Little Village March 10, 1902 [32] Elevated
Central Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Austin April 15, 1899 [31] Elevated
Central Purple Evanston May 16, 1908 [a] [33] [34] Elevated
Central Park Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink North Lawndale December 9, 1951 [35] Elevated
Cermak–Chinatown Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Chinatown September 28, 1969 [18] Elevated
Cermak–McCormick Place Wheelchair symbol.svg Green McCormick Place June 6, 1892Elevated
Chicago Blue Ukrainian Village February 25, 1951 [36] [37] Underground
Chicago Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Purple Cabrini Green May 31, 1900 [5] Elevated
Chicago Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Magnificent Mile October 17, 1943 [38] Underground
Cicero Blue Austin June 22, 1958 [39] [40] Expressway median
Cicero Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Austin March 3, 1894 [41] Elevated
Cicero Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink Cicero December 16, 1907 [42] At-grade
Clark/Division Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Gold Coast October 17, 1943 [38] Underground
Clark/Lake Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Brown Green Orange Pink Purple City Hall September 22, 1895 [43] [44] /February 25, 1951 [36] [37] Elevated/underground
Clinton Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Blue Metramlogo.svg Metra: MD-N MD-W NCS BNSF HC SWS (at Union) Union Station June 22, 1958 [39] [40] Underground
Clinton Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Green Pink Metramlogo.svg Metra: UP-N UP-W UP-NW (at Ogilvie) West Loop October 16, 1909 [45] Elevated
Conservatory–Central Park Drive Wheelchair symbol.svg Green East Garfield Park June 30, 2001 [46] Elevated
Cottage Grove Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Woodlawn April 23, 1893 [47] Elevated
Cumberland Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Schorsch Forest View February 27, 1983 [48] Expressway median
Damen Blue Wicker Park May 6, 1895 [49] Elevated
Damen Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Brown Metramlogo.svg Metra: UP-N (at Ravenswood) Ravenswood May 18, 1907 [22] Elevated
Damen Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Near West Side August 5, 2024 [11] Elevated
Damen Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink Heart of Chicago September 7, 1896Elevated
Davis Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Purple Metramlogo.svg Metra: UP-N (at Evanston Davis Street) Evanston May 16, 1908 [a] [33] [34] Elevated
Dempster Purple Evanston May 16, 1908 [a] [33] [34] Elevated
Dempster–Skokie Wheelchair symbol.svg Yellow Skokie March 28, 1925 [50] At-grade
Diversey Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Purple Lincoln Park June 9, 1900 [23] Elevated
Division Blue Pulaski Park February 25, 1951 [36] [37] Underground
Forest Park Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Forest Park March 11, 1905 [51] [c] Elevated
Foster Purple Evanston January 6, 1909 [52] Elevated
Francisco Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Albany Park December 14, 1907At-grade
Fullerton Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Purple Red Lincoln Park May 31, 1900 [5] Elevated
Garfield Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Washington Park October 12, 1892 [53] [54] Elevated
Garfield Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Canaryville September 28, 1969 [18] Expressway median
Grand Blue West Town February 25, 1951 [36] [37] Underground
Grand Wheelchair symbol.svg Red River North October 17, 1943 [38] Underground
Granville Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Granville Homes May 16, 1908 [a] [24] Elevated
Halsted Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Englewood December 24, 1906 [55] Elevated
Halsted Wheelchair symbol.svg Orange Bridgeport October 31, 1993 [7] Elevated
Harlem Blue Forest Park March 20, 1960 [29] [30] Expressway median
Harlem Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Norwood Park February 27, 1983 [48] Expressway median
Harlem/Lake Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Green Metramlogo.svg Metra: UP-W (at Oak Park) Oak Park October 28, 1962 [56] [57] Elevated
Harold Washington Library
State/Van Buren
Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg
Brown Orange Pink Purple Blue (at Jackson)
Red (at Jackson)
Metramlogo.svg Metra: ME (at Van Buren Street)
NICTD: BSicon South Shore Line.svg (at Van Buren Street)
Harold Washington Library Center June 22, 1997 [58] Elevated
Harrison Red South Loop October 17, 1943 [38] Underground
Howard Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Purple Yellow Dubkin Park May 16, 1908 [52] Elevated
Illinois Medical District Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Near West Side June 22, 1958 [39] [40] Expressway median
Indiana Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Grand Boulevard August 15, 1892 [17] Elevated
Irving Park Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Blue Metramlogo.svg Metra: UP-NW (at Irving Park) Irving Park February 1, 1970 [21] Expressway median
Irving Park Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown North Center May 18, 1907 [22] Elevated
Jackson Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Red (at Jackson)
Brown Orange Pink Purple (at Library)
The Loop February 25, 1951 [36] [37] Underground
Jackson Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Blue (at Jackson)
Brown Orange Pink Purple (at Library)
Printers Row October 17, 1943 [38] Underground
Jarvis Red Rogers Park May 16, 1908 [a] [24] Elevated
Jefferson Park Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Blue Metramlogo.svg Metra: UP-NW Jefferson Park February 1, 1970 [21] Expressway median
Kedzie Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Albany Park December 14, 1907 [59] At-grade
Kedzie Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Metramlogo.svg Metra: UP-W (at Kedzie) East Garfield Park November 6, 1893 [25] [26] Elevated
Kedzie Wheelchair symbol.svg Orange Brighton Park October 31, 1993 [28] Elevated
Kedzie Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink North Lawndale March 10, 1902 [32] Elevated
Kedzie–Homan Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue East Garfield Park June 22, 1958 [39] [40] Expressway median
Kimball Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Budlong Woods December 14, 1907 [59] At-grade
King Drive Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Woodlawn May 1, 1893 [47] [60] Elevated
Kostner Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink North Lawndale May 22, 1907At-grade
Lake Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Blue (at Washington)
Brown Green Orange Pink Purple (at State/Lake)
The Loop November 18, 1997Underground
Laramie Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Austin April 23, 1894 [61] Elevated
LaSalle Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Blue Metramlogo.svg Metra: RI (at LaSalle Street) The Loop February 25, 1951 [36] [37] Underground
LaSalle/Van Buren Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Brown Orange Pink Purple Metramlogo.svg Metra: RI (at LaSalle Street) The Loop October 3, 1897 [62] Elevated
Lawrence Red Uptown February 27, 1923 [63] Elevated
Linden Wheelchair symbol.svg Purple Wilmette April 2, 1912 [64] At-grade
Logan Square Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Logan Square February 1, 1970 [21] Underground
Loyola Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Loyola University May 16, 1908 [a] [24] Elevated
Main Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Purple Metramlogo.svg Metra: UP-N (at Evanston Main Street) Evanston May 16, 1908 [a] [33] [34] Elevated
Merchandise Mart Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Purple Near North Side December 5, 1930 [65] Elevated
Midway Pictograms-nps-airport.svg Wheelchair symbol.svg Orange Garfield Ridge October 31, 1993 [7] At-grade
Monroe Blue The Loop February 25, 1951 [36] [37] Underground
Monroe Red The Loop October 17, 1943 [38] Underground
Montrose Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Blue Metramlogo.svg Metra: MD-N (at Mayfair) Irving Park/Portage Park February 1, 1970 [21] Expressway median
Montrose Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Ravenswood May 18, 1907 [22] Elevated
Morgan Wheelchair symbol.svg Green Pink Near West Side November 6, 1893 [66] Elevated
Morse Red Touhy Park May 16, 1908 [a] [24] Elevated
North/Clybourn Red Goose Island October 17, 1943 [38] Underground
Noyes Purple Evanston May 16, 1908 [a] [33] [34] Elevated
O'Hare Pictograms-nps-airport.svg Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue O'Hare: ATS Airport Transit System O'Hare September 3, 1984 [67] Underground
Oak Park Blue Oak Park March 20, 1960 [29] [30] Expressway median
Oak Park Green Oak Park January 25, 1901Elevated
Oakton–Skokie Wheelchair symbol.svg Yellow Skokie March 28, 1925 [68] At-grade
Paulina Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Roscoe Village May 18, 1907 [22] Elevated
Polk Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink Illinois Medical District April 28, 1896 [16] Elevated
Pulaski Blue West Garfield Park June 22, 1958 [39] [40] Expressway median
Pulaski Wheelchair symbol.svg Green West Garfield Park March 1894Elevated
Pulaski Wheelchair symbol.svg Orange Archer Heights/
West Elsdon
October 31, 1993 [7] Elevated
Pulaski Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink North Lawndale June 16, 1902 [69] Elevated
Quincy Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Brown Orange Pink Purple Metramlogo.svg Metra: MD-N MD-W NCS BNSF HC SWS (at Union) The Loop October 3, 1897 [62] Elevated
Racine Blue Near West Side June 22, 1958 [39] [40] Expressway median
Ridgeland Green Oak Park January 25, 1901Elevated
Rockwell Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Lincoln Square December 14, 1907At-grade
Roosevelt Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Green Orange Red Near South Side June 6, 1892 [3] /October 17, 1943 [38] Elevated/underground
Rosemont Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Rosemont February 27, 1983 [48] Expressway median
Sedgwick Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Purple Old Town May 31, 1900 [5] Elevated
Sheridan Red Buena Park May 31, 1900 [5] Elevated
South Boulevard Purple Evanston July 1, 1931 [70] Elevated
Southport Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Lake View May 18, 1907 [22] Elevated
Sox–35th Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Red Metramlogo.svg Metra: RI (at Jones/Bronzeville) Armour Square September 28, 1969 [18] Expressway median
State/Lake Brown Green Orange Pink Purple Red (at Lake) The Loop September 22, 1895 [43] [44] Elevated
Thorndale Red Winchester Hood February 14, 1915 [71] Elevated
UIC–Halsted Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Greektown June 22, 1958 [39] [40] Expressway median
Washington Blue Red (at Lake) The Loop February 25, 1951 [36] [37] Underground
Washington/Wabash Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Brown Green Orange Pink Purple Metramlogo.svg Metra: ME (at Millennium Station)
NICTD: BSicon South Shore Line.svg (at Millennium Station)
The Loop August 31, 2017 [72] Elevated
Washington/Wells Wheelchair symbol.svg Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Brown Orange Pink Purple Metramlogo.svg Metra: MD-N MD-W NCS BNSF HC SWS (at Union)
Metramlogo.svg Metra: UP-N UP-W UP-NW (at Ogilvie)
The Loop July 17, 1995 [73] Elevated
Wellington Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Purple Lake View May 31, 1900Elevated
Western Wheelchair symbol.svg Blue Bucktown May 25, 1895Elevated
Western Blue Near West Side June 22, 1958 [39] [40] Expressway median
Western Wheelchair symbol.svg Brown Lincoln Square May 18, 1907 [22] Elevated
Western Wheelchair symbol.svg Orange Brighton Park/
Gage Park/New City
October 31, 1993 [7] Elevated
Western Wheelchair symbol.svg Pink Lower West Side September 7, 1896 [74] Elevated
Wilson Wheelchair symbol.svg Purple Red Montrose Beach May 31, 1900 [5] Elevated

Planned stations

Planned and proposed stations for the Chicago "L"
StationLinesTransfersLocationPlanned openingStructureStatus
103rd Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Roseland/Washington Heights 2030 [75] ElevatedProposed
111th Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Roseland 2030 [75] ElevatedProposed
130th Wheelchair symbol.svg Red Riverdale 2030 [75] At-gradeProposed
Michigan Wheelchair symbol.svg Red West Pullman 2030 [75] ElevatedProposed

Notes

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metropolitan main line</span> Former rapid transit line in Chicago

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Side main line</span>

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Canal was a rapid transit station located on the Metropolitan main line of the Chicago "L" that was in service from 1895 to 1958, when the entire main line was replaced by the Congress Line located in the median of the nearby Eisenhower Expressway. Starting in 1927, the interurban Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad (CA&E) also served the station, continuing until 1953. The station connected with Chicago's Union Station, which was one of the city's rail terminals. One of the busiest stations on the Metropolitan's routes, and of the "L" in general, it opened a second entrance on Clinton Street in 1914.

Division was a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L"'s Logan Square branch, one of several branches of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad. Located on Division Street, the station was constructed by the Metropolitan in the early 1890s and began service on May 6, 1895.

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Grand was a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L"'s Logan Square branch, one of the several branches of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad. Located on Grand Avenue, the station was constructed by the Metropolitan in the early 1890s and began service on May 6, 1895.

Loomis was a rapid transit station on the Chicago Transit Authority Lake Street Elevated, which is now part of the Green Line. The station was located at the intersection of Lake Street, Loomis Street, and Ogden Avenue in the Near West Side neighborhood. Loomis opened on November 6, 1893, and closed on April 4, 1954.

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