Monroe station (CTA Blue Line)

Track layout
	Blue Line
	north to O'Hare
	Blue Line
	south to Forest Park

Monroe
Monroe 100S; 36W
	Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	114 South Dearborn Street; Chicago, Illinois 60603
Coordinates	41.880703°N 87.629378°W
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	47 ft
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	February 25, 1951
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	2,268,194[1] 2.6% (CTA)
Rank	18 out of 143
Services
Track layout
	Blue Line
	north to O'Hare
	Blue Line
	south to Forest Park

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.

This is the central of the three stations on one long continuous platform underneath Dearborn Street, with the stops at Washington and Jackson being the other two.

Bus connections

CTA

22 Clark (Owl Service)
24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
36 Broadway
62 Archer (Owl Service)
126 Jackson
151 Sheridan

Notes and references

Notes

References

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

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[1] "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.