Monroe station (CTA Blue Line)

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Monroe
Monroe
General information
Location	114 South Dearborn Street; Chicago, Illinois 60603
Coordinates	41°52′51″N 87°37′46″W / 41.880703°N 87.629378°W
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	47 ft
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	February 25, 1951
Passengers
2015	2,240,798 6% (CTA)
Rank	22 out of 143
Services
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Monroe (also Monroe/Dearborn) is a subway station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. It is located in the Chicago Loop, Chicago's downtown district.

History

Although the work on the station under Dearborn Street began in March 1939, the construction of the Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway and the station was suspended in 1941 because of wartime material shortages. Therefore, commuters had to wait ten years for the station to open. Monroe opened on February 25, 1951, fourteen years after being ordered by the Chicago Rapid Transit Company in 1937.

In 1969, the stairs to the northwest corner of Dearborn Street and Monroe Street were closed to allow the construction of the First National Bank Building and Plaza (renamed the Chase Tower) after the completion of a new entry was added in the lower level of the tower to the station. Monroe station was completely refurbished in 1982, but was not designed to be accessible to the handicapped.

Bus connections

CTA

#J14 Jeffery Jump
#20 Madison (Owl Service)
#22 Clark
#24 Wentworth
#28 Stony Island (during weekday rush hours)
#36 Broadway
#60 Blue Island-26th (Owl Service)
#62 Archer (Owl Service)
#124 Navy Pier
#126 Jackson
#130 Museum Campus (Summer Service Only)
#151 Sheridan
#157 Streeterville/Taylor

Notes and references

Notes

^ 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

^ "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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[2] 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.

[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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