Lake station (CTA)

Lake (also known as Lake/State) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line in the Chicago Loop that is part of the State Street subway. Lake is a transfer station between the Red Line and the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines at the State/Lake station and the Blue Line at Washington via the Chicago Pedway. In 2019, Lake had an average of 19,364 weekday passenger entries, making it the busiest 'L' station.[1]

Not to be confused with State/Lake in the Loop.
This article is about the 'L' station known as "Lake/State". It is not to be confused with Lake State.
Lake
 
200N
0E/0W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location188 North State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Coordinates41.884809°N 87.627813°W / 41.884809; -87.627813
Owned byCity of Chicago
Line(s)State Street subway
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBlue at Washington via The Pedway
Brown Green Orange Pink Purple at State/Lake
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Bicycle facilitiesYes (Randolph Entrance)
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1943 (as part of Washington)
June 2, 1996 (as temporary Washington-Lake station)
November 18, 1997 (as permanent Lake station)
Rebuilt1996–97 (Randolph-Washington mezzanine)
2004–05 (Lake-Randolph mezzanine and platform)
Previous namesWashington (part of that station), Lake-Washington (as temporarily separate station stop)
Traffic
Passengers (2019)6,450,839[1]  2.3%
Rank1 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Grand
toward Howard
 Red Line Monroe
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Grand
toward Howard
 Red Line Washington
Closed 2006
toward 95th/Dan Ryan

Lake is linked to the Millennium station and Millennium Park via a Chicago Pedway connection that can be accessed at its Randolph–Washington exit.

On November 20, 2009, the Chicago Pedway connecting the unpaid portions of Lake and Washington stations reopened to service.[2]

This station was originally part of the now-abandoned Washington station. The two were separated on June 2, 1996 due to the renovation project of the Randolph-Washington mezzanine and Lake became an independent station on November 18, 1997 in order to better facilitate transfers between the Red Line subway and the elevated State/Lake station.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 2 Hyde Park Express (Weekday Rush Hours Only)
  • 6 Jackson Park Express
  • 10 Museum of Science and Industry (Memorial Day through Labor Day only)
  • 29 State
  • 36 Broadway
  • 62 Archer (Owl Service)
  • 146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
    2. .Retrieved November 23, 2009.
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