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Austin is part of the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line, which runs east from [[Harlem/Lake station|Harlem/Lake]] in [[Forest Park, Illinois|Forest Park]] to [[Chicago Loop|downtown Chicago]] and south to the [[Englewood, Chicago|Englewood]] and [[Woodlawn, Chicago|Woodlawn]] neighborhoods on Chicago's [[South Side (Chicago)|South Side]]. It is the fourth inbound station from [[Harlem/Lake (CTA station)|Harlem/Lake]] on the Green Line and is located between the Ridgeland and Central stations. Green Line trains serve Austin between 3:50am and 1:00am on weekdays, 5:50am and 1:00am on Saturdays, and 6:20am and 1:00am on Sundays.<ref>{{cite web|title=CTA Green Line Route Guide|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/systemguide/greenline.aspx|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100722101726/http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/systemguide/greenline.aspx| archivedate= 22 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><!-- trains operate roughly every X to X minutes during rush hour and midday operation, with longer headways of up to XX minutes at night.--> The station is approximately 4 minutes from Harlem/Lake,<ref name="austin time">{{cite web|title=Austin Station Timetable|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Austin.pdf|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100727021637/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Austin.pdf| archivedate= 27 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Harlem Station Timetable|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Harlem.pdf|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100809235350/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Harlem.pdf| archivedate= 9 August 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> 17 minutes from [[Clark/Lake (CTA station)|Clark/Lake]] in [[The Loop (CTA)|the Loop]],<ref name="austin time"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Clark/Lake Station Timetable|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Clark.pdf|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100727014607/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Clark.pdf| archivedate= 27 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> 51 minutes from [[Ashland/63rd (CTA station)|Ashland/63rd]],<ref name="austin time"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Ashland/63rd Station Timetable|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Ashland63.pdf|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100730205625/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Ashland63.pdf| archivedate= 30 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> and 45 minutes from [[Cottage Grove (CTA station)|Cottage Grove]].<ref name="austin time"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Cottage Grove Station Timetable|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/East63rd.pdf|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100727014621/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/East63rd.pdf| archivedate= 27 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> 629,581 passengers boarded at Austin in 2011.<ref name="ridership">{{cite web |url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2011-Annual.pdf |title=Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2011 |accessdate=February 13, 2012 |format=PDF |publisher=[[Chicago Transit Authority]] }}</ref>
Austin is part of the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line, which runs east from [[Harlem/Lake station|Harlem/Lake]] in [[Forest Park, Illinois|Forest Park]] to [[Chicago Loop|downtown Chicago]] and south to the [[Englewood, Chicago|Englewood]] and [[Woodlawn, Chicago|Woodlawn]] neighborhoods on Chicago's [[South Side (Chicago)|South Side]]. It is the fourth inbound station from [[Harlem/Lake (CTA station)|Harlem/Lake]] on the Green Line and is located between the Ridgeland and Central stations. Green Line trains serve Austin between 3:50am and 1:00am on weekdays, 5:50am and 1:00am on Saturdays, and 6:20am and 1:00am on Sundays.<ref>{{cite web|title=CTA Green Line Route Guide|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/systemguide/greenline.aspx|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100722101726/http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/systemguide/greenline.aspx| archivedate= 22 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><!-- trains operate roughly every X to X minutes during rush hour and midday operation, with longer headways of up to XX minutes at night.--> The station is approximately 4 minutes from Harlem/Lake,<ref name="austin time">{{cite web|title=Austin Station Timetable|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Austin.pdf|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100727021637/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Austin.pdf| archivedate= 27 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Harlem Station Timetable|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Harlem.pdf|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100809235350/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Harlem.pdf| archivedate= 9 August 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> 17 minutes from [[Clark/Lake (CTA station)|Clark/Lake]] in [[The Loop (CTA)|the Loop]],<ref name="austin time"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Clark/Lake Station Timetable|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Clark.pdf|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100727014607/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Clark.pdf| archivedate= 27 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> 51 minutes from [[Ashland/63rd (CTA station)|Ashland/63rd]],<ref name="austin time"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Ashland/63rd Station Timetable|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Ashland63.pdf|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100730205625/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/Ashland63.pdf| archivedate= 30 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> and 45 minutes from [[Cottage Grove (CTA station)|Cottage Grove]].<ref name="austin time"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Cottage Grove Station Timetable|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/East63rd.pdf|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100727014621/http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/greenline_schedules/East63rd.pdf| archivedate= 27 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> 629,581 passengers boarded at Austin in 2011.<ref name="ridership">{{cite web |url=http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2011-Annual.pdf |title=Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2011 |accessdate=February 13, 2012 |format=PDF |publisher=[[Chicago Transit Authority]] }}</ref>


In addition to 'L' trains, the station provides service to several bus routes. Two [[List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes|CTA bus routes]] stop at Austin, the #N20 Madison and #91 Austin.<ref name="Austin cta">{{cite web|title=Austin CTA 'L' Train Station Information|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/station.aspx?StopId=24|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100701152854/http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/station.aspx?StopId=24| archivedate= 1 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> These routes provide service to [[Madison Street (Chicago)|Madison Street]], [[Illinois Center]], Austin Avenue, the [[Austin (CTA Blue Line station)|Austin Blue Line station]], Lawrence Avenue, and the [[Jefferson Park Transit Center]]. Service to [[William Howard Taft High School (Chicago)|Taft High School]] is also provided on school days.<ref>{{cite web|title=#20 Madison - Route Information|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/busroute.aspx?RouteId=178|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=#91 Austin - Route Information|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/busroute.aspx?RouteId=255|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010}}</ref> Additionally, [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] operates two bus routes to the station: the #309 Lake Street and #313 St. Charles Road.<ref name="Austin cta"/> These routes provide service to West Suburban Hospital, Westlake Community Hospital, the [[Elmhurst (Metra station)|Elmhurst Metra station]], the [[Melrose Park (Metra station)|Melrose Park Metra station]], [[Yorktown Center]], East Gate Shopping Center, and the municipalities of Oak Park, [[River Forest, Illinois|River Forest]], [[Maywood, Illinois|Maywood]], [[Melrose Park, Illinois|Melrose Park]], [[Northlake, Illinois|Northlake]], [[Stone Park, Illinois|Stone Park]], [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]], [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]], [[Berkeley, Illinois|Berkeley]], [[Villa Park, Illinois|Villa Park]], and [[Lombard, Illinois|Lombard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pace Bus - Route 309 - Lake Street|url=http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=309|publisher=Pace|accessdate=July 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pace Bus - Route 313 - St. Charles Road|url=http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=313|publisher=Pace|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100813141215/http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=313| archivedate= 13 August 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
In addition to 'L' trains, the station provides service to several bus routes. Two [[List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes|CTA bus routes]] stop at Austin, the #N20 Madison and #91 Austin.<ref name="Austin cta">{{cite web|title=Austin CTA 'L' Train Station Information|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/station.aspx?StopId=24|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100701152854/http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/station.aspx?StopId=24| archivedate= 1 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> These routes provide service to [[Madison Street (Chicago)|Madison Street]], [[Illinois Center]], Austin Avenue, the [[Austin (CTA Blue Line station)|Austin Blue Line station]], Lawrence Avenue, and the [[Jefferson Park Transit Center]]. Service to [[William Howard Taft High School (Chicago)|Taft High School]] is also provided on school days.<ref>{{cite web|title=#20 Madison - Route Information|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/busroute.aspx?RouteId=178|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=#91 Austin - Route Information|url=http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/busroute.aspx?RouteId=255|publisher=Chicago Transit Authority|accessdate=July 27, 2010}}</ref> Additionally, [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] operates two bus routes to the station: the #309 Lake Street and #313 St. Charles Road.<ref name="Austin cta"/> These routes provide service to West Suburban Hospital, Westlake Community Hospital, the [[Elmhurst (Metra station)|Elmhurst Metra station]], the [[Melrose Park (Metra station)|Melrose Park Metra station]], [[Yorktown Center]], East Gate Shopping Center, and the municipalities of Oak Park, [[River Forest, Illinois|River Forest]], [[Maywood, Illinois|Maywood]], [[Melrose Park, Illinois|Melrose Park]], [[Northlake, Illinois|Northlake]], [[Stone Park, Illinois|Stone Park]], [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]], [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]], [[Berkeley, Illinois|Berkeley]], [[Villa Park, Illinois|Villa Park]], and [[Lombard, Illinois|Lombard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pace Bus - Route 309 - Lake Street |url=http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=309 |publisher=Pace |accessdate=July 27, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423223009/http://www.pacebus.com:80/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=309 |archivedate=April 23, 2010 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pace Bus - Route 313 - St. Charles Road|url=http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=313|publisher=Pace|accessdate=July 27, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100813141215/http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=313| archivedate= 13 August 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>


== Notes and references ==
== Notes and references ==

Revision as of 17:58, 21 October 2016

Austin
General information
Location351 North Austin Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60644
Coordinates41°53′14″N 87°46′27″W / 41.887293°N 87.774135°W / 41.887293; -87.774135
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Green Line
Platforms1 Island Platform
Tracks2 tracks
ConnectionsCTA and Pace buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedApril 15, 1899[1]
Rebuilt1962
Passengers
2015642,808[2] Decrease 0.1%
Rank98 out of 143[a]
Services
Preceding station   CTA   Following station
Template:CTA lines
Route map
Template:BS-map

Austin is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is located between the Ridgeland and Central stations on the Green Line, which runs from Harlem/Lake in Forest Park and to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove. The station is located at the intersection of Austin Boulevard and Corcoran Place in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side and borders the village of Oak Park.

Austin opened on April 15, 1899, as part of a surface level extension of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad, along with Central. It was rebuilt in the early 1960s as part of a project which moved the western end of the Lake Street line off of its street level alignment and onto an abandoned strip of the parallel Chicago and Northwestern Railway's embankment. The station at Austin consists of a single island platform; a stairway and escalator connect the platform to a station building. Trains serve Austin between 3:50am and 1:00am on weekdays, 5:50am and 1:00am on Saturdays, and 6:20am and 1:00am on Sundays. In addition to trains, Austin also serves CTA and Pace buses.

History

The original Austin station in 1909

The first Austin station opened in 1899, as part of a grade-level extension of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad west from terminal at 52nd Avenue through Austin and Oak Park. It temporarily served as the terminal for the Lake Street Elevated[1] until the line was extended further west later that year.

It was rebuilt in 1962, as part of a project which moved the western two and a half miles of the Lake Street line off of its street level alignment and onto an abandoned strip of the parallel Chicago and Northwestern Railway's embankment. As part of the reconstruction, an auxiliary entrance was constructed at Mason Avenue, a block east of the main entrance. On February 18, 1973, the Mason entrance was reduced to functioning only as an auxiliary exit due to budget cuts.[3] It was later closed entirely in 1994.

Facilities

The station consists of a single island platform on a grade-separated embankment. The platform is located on the south side of the right of way of Metra's Union Pacific/West Line to the east of Austin Boulevard. It serves the Green Line's two tracks; the northern track serves trains to Harlem/Lake, while the southern track serves trains to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove. Fare controls and a customer assistant booth are in the station house, alongside the railroad embankment at street level. Access to the platform is provided by a stairwell and an escalator. The station's lack of an elevator or a ramp means that it is not handicapped accessible.

Services

Austin is part of the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line, which runs east from Harlem/Lake in Forest Park to downtown Chicago and south to the Englewood and Woodlawn neighborhoods on Chicago's South Side. It is the fourth inbound station from Harlem/Lake on the Green Line and is located between the Ridgeland and Central stations. Green Line trains serve Austin between 3:50am and 1:00am on weekdays, 5:50am and 1:00am on Saturdays, and 6:20am and 1:00am on Sundays.[4] The station is approximately 4 minutes from Harlem/Lake,[5][6] 17 minutes from Clark/Lake in the Loop,[5][7] 51 minutes from Ashland/63rd,[5][8] and 45 minutes from Cottage Grove.[5][9] 629,581 passengers boarded at Austin in 2011.[10]

In addition to 'L' trains, the station provides service to several bus routes. Two CTA bus routes stop at Austin, the #N20 Madison and #91 Austin.[11] These routes provide service to Madison Street, Illinois Center, Austin Avenue, the Austin Blue Line station, Lawrence Avenue, and the Jefferson Park Transit Center. Service to Taft High School is also provided on school days.[12][13] Additionally, Pace operates two bus routes to the station: the #309 Lake Street and #313 St. Charles Road.[11] These routes provide service to West Suburban Hospital, Westlake Community Hospital, the Elmhurst Metra station, the Melrose Park Metra station, Yorktown Center, East Gate Shopping Center, and the municipalities of Oak Park, River Forest, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake, Stone Park, Elmhurst, Bellwood, Berkeley, Villa Park, and Lombard.[14][15]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2015 tally of stations was 146, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

  1. ^ a b "Austin Hails Five-Cent Fares". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 15, 1899. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ Buck, Tom; Edward Schreiber (January 16, 1973). "CTA Cuts 18 Bus Routes, 23 'L' Stations". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  4. ^ "CTA Green Line Route Guide". Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c d "Austin Station Timetable" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Harlem Station Timetable" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Clark/Lake Station Timetable" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Ashland/63rd Station Timetable" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Cottage Grove Station Timetable" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2011" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Austin CTA 'L' Train Station Information". Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "#20 Madison - Route Information". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  13. ^ "#91 Austin - Route Information". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  14. ^ "Pace Bus - Route 309 - Lake Street". Pace. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Pace Bus - Route 313 - St. Charles Road". Pace. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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