Austin (CTA Blue Line station)
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| Address | 1050 South Austin Boulevard Oak Park, Illinois 60304 |
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| Coordinates | 41°52′15″N 87°46′37″W / 41.870851°N 87.776812°W | ||||||||||
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| Structure | Surface Level | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 20, 1960[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 621,221[3]  6.7% (CTA) |
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Austin is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It is located below South Austin Boulevard in the Eisenhower Expressway on the Oak Park and Chicago city limit boundary (serving the extreme southwest tip of Chicago's Austin neighborhood. The station has an auxiliary entrance/exit at Lombard Avenue.
[edit] Bus connections
- #91 Austin
- #315 Austin-Ridgeland
[edit] References
- ^ "CTA to Open New Congress Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. W3. March 20, 1960.
- ^ "Congress CTA on Permanent Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 25. March 20, 1960.
- ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2011" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2011-Annual.pdf. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
[edit] External links
Media related to Austin (CTA Blue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- Austin (Congress Line) Station Page
- Lombard Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Austin Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
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