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Logan Square station

Coordinates: 41°55′47″N 87°42′31″W / 41.929728°N 87.708541°W / 41.929728; -87.708541
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Logan Square
General information
Location2620 North Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60647
Coordinates41°55′47″N 87°42′31″W / 41.929728°N 87.708541°W / 41.929728; -87.708541
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Depth29 ft
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 25, 1895 (Elevated station)
February 1, 1970 (Subway station)
Rebuilt1970 (New Station)
2000–2001 (Elevator added, minor renovations)
Passengers
20152,315,219[1] Increase 1.3% (CTA)
Rank21 out of 143[a]
Services
Preceding station   CTA   Following station
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O'Hare
Route map
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Station house

Logan Square is a subway station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line and the Logan Square neighborhood. It was the terminus of the Blue Line until it was extended along the Kennedy Expressway to the Jefferson Park stop in 1970 and to O'Hare Airport in 1984. From Logan Square, trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 14 minutes to travel to the Loop.[citation needed] O'Hare bound trains take 26 minutes to reach the airport. The interior of the station is very similar to Belmont station, which is the next stop towards O'Hare station.

History

The current subway Logan Square station replaced an older elevated Logan Square station that opened in 1895 as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated line. The older Logan Square station was the terminal of the West-Northwest Route (the predecessor to today's Blue line) until 1970 when the line was extended via the Kennedy Expressway to Jefferson Park and eventually to O'Hare Airport in September 1984. The elevated station was later demolished after the new subway station opened.

Bus connections

CTA

  • #56 Milwaukee
  • #76 Diversey
The older elevated station, later demolished after the new subway station opened

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)
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