Grand station (CTA Blue Line)

Coordinates: 41°53′28″N 87°38′51″W / 41.891189°N 87.647578°W / 41.891189; -87.647578
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Grand
 
500N
800W
General information
Location502 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Coordinates41°53′28″N 87°38′51″W / 41.891189°N 87.647578°W / 41.891189; -87.647578
Owned byCity of Chicago
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Depth35 ft
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
OpenedFebruary 25, 1951
ClosedFebruary 9, 1992 – June 25, 1999
Rebuilt1999, 2007
Passengers
2017836,752[1]Decrease 3.5% (CTA)
Rank84 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   CTA   Following station
Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway
Template:CTA lines
Template:CTA lines
Special
Track layout
Blue Line
northwest to O'Hare
Blue Line
southeast to Forest Park

Grand (or Grand and Milwaukee in station announcements) is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line, at Grand Avenue, Halsted Street and Milwaukee Avenue in the southeast corner of the West Town neighborhood. It is also located within the Fulton River District.

History

Grand opened in 1951 as part of the Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway. The Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway was the second subway line in Chicago's Loop since the State Street Subway opened 8 years earlier in 1943.

Closure and Reopening

Starting in 1982, Grand was closed during night and weekend hours as a cost savings measure due to low ridership. By 1992, the station was only serving 850 passengers a day, and, as a result, the CTA closed the station on February 9, due to its low ridership and a budget crisis.[2][3] While the station was closed, the five stairways to the subway platform became garbage-strewn, and the station fell into disrepair. On April 21, 1999, the CTA decided to reopen Grand due to population growth in the area around the station.[4] After some refurbishment, Grand reopened on June 25, 1999 at 6:00 a.m.[5]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 8 Halsted
  • 56 Milwaukee
  • 65 Grand
  • 132 Goose Island Express

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2017" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Gillis, Michael (February 2, 1992). "Big bus, L cuts by CTA start next weekend". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 55.
  3. ^ "CTA's Cuts Take Effect". Chicago Tribune. February 9, 1992. p. 2.
  4. ^ http://www.transitchicago.com/cta-announces-plans-to-re-open-grandmilwaukee-blue-line-station/?Month=4&Year=1999
  5. ^ "CTA RE-OPENS GRAND/MILWAUKEE BLUE LINE STATION" (Press release). Chicago Transit Authority. June 24, 1999.

External links

Street level staircase entrance to the station