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This article is about the Harlem station on the O'Hare segment of the Blue Line. For the Harlem station on the Congress Expressway portion of the Blue Line, see Harlem station (CTA Blue Line Congress branch).
Harlem
General information
Location5550 North Harlem Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60656
Coordinates41°58′57″N 87°48′25″W / 41.982456°N 87.80705°W / 41.982456; -87.80705
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA and Pace Buses
Construction
Structure typeSurface Level
Parking 53 Spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedFebruary 27, 1983
Rebuilt2016
Passengers
2015951,291[1] Increase 2% (CTA)
Rank76 out of 143[a]
Services
Preceding station   CTA   Following station
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O'Hare
Route map
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Harlem, also known as Harlem/Higgins, is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. It is not to be confused with the CTA Congress Branch station of the same name. Trains run from Harlem every 2–7 minutes during rush hour, and take 30–45 minutes to travel to the Loop.[2] O'Hare bound trains take 10 minutes to reach the airport from Harlem. The station is located in the northwest side neighborhood of Norwood Park.

History

Harlem station opened on February 27, 1983 as part of an extension of the West-Northwest line from Jefferson Park.[3] Like the Dan Ryan line stations, Harlem station sits in the median of the Kennedy Expressway. Where Dan Ryan stations were all designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to be aesthetically similar in appearance, stations on the extension beyond Jefferson Park were designed by four different firms in a variety of architectural styles. The Harlem station, which was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, shares the boxy, open design of the Dan Ryan line stations.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 88 Higgins
  • 90 Harlem

Pace

  • 209 Busse Highway
  • 423 Linden CTA/The Glen/Harlem CTA
  • Harlem Transit Center Sign
    Harlem Transit Center Sign
  • Harlem Station Mural
    Harlem Station Mural
  • View of the Kennedy Expressway from the platform
    View of the Kennedy Expressway from the platform

See also

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. ^ "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2015" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Blue Line Route-wide Timetable" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. February 7, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  3. ^ Young, David; John C White (February 27, 1983). "First Link of O'Hare Line Opens". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
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