Washington station (CTA Blue Line)

Washington (also Washington/Dearborn) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Blue Line. It is situated between the Clark/Lake and Jackson stations in the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway and is near the Richard J. Daley Center.

Not to be confused with Washington/State, Washington/Wabash, or Washington/Wells.

Washington   100N 36W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	19 North Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
Coordinates	41.883164°N 87.62944°W / 41.883164; -87.62944
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Red at Lake via The Pedway
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	45 ft
History
Opened	February 25, 1951
Rebuilt	1982 (Randolph-Washington) 1983–84 (Washington-Madison)
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	4,176,948[1]  3.6% (CTA)
Rank	4 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Clark/Lake toward O'Hare Blue Line Monroe toward Forest Park
Track layout Dearborn St. Blue Line north to O'Hare Randolph St. Washington St. Calhoun Pl Madison St. Blue Line south to Forest Park

History

Washington opened on February 25, 1951, as part of the new Milwaukee-Dearborn subway, the second of a planned series of subways to be constructed in Chicago. The station was entirely renovated from 1982 to 1984. As constructed, the station had two stairways to a lower level pedestrian transfer tunnel to the Washington station in the State Street Subway (now part of the Red Line). At 12:00 a.m. on October 23, 2006, the lower level transfer tunnel to the Red Line closed as part of the construction of a planned superstation under what is commonly referred to as Block 37. On November 20, 2009, the pedway linking the Lake station's unpaid area to that of Washington reopened [2] and in May 2013, the CTA provided a farecard transfer through the pedway between the stations.[3]

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

Service

Washington is part of the CTA's Blue Line, which runs from O'Hare to downtown Chicago and Forest Park. It is the second station in the Loop from O'Hare and the fourth from Forest Park. The station is situated between the Clark/Lake and Monroe stations. Blue Line trains serve Washington 24 hours a day every day; trains operate every 7 to 10 minutes during rush hour and midday operation, with longer headways of up to 30 minutes at night.[4] 2,335,025 passengers boarded at Washington in 2010.[5] Two mezzanines exist at this station: Randolph-Washington, open 24 hours a day, providing a farecard transfer to the Red Line, and access to Daley Plaza. The second mezzanine is Washington-Madison, which is also open 24 hours a day.

Bus connections

CTA

• J14 Jeffery Jump
• 20 Madison (Owl service)
• 22 Clark
• 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
• 28 Stony Island (Weekday Rush Hours only)
• 36 Broadway
• 56 Milwaukee
• 60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)
• 62 Archer (Owl Service)
• 124 Navy Pier
• 130 Museum Campus (Summer Service Only)
• 157 Streeterville/Taylor (Weekdays only)

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
3. Red Eye Chicago. Retrieved May 15, 2013
4. "Blue Line Route Guide". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
5. "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2011" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

External links

• Washington/Dearborn Station Page
• Madison Street/Washington Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Randolph Street/Washington Street entrance from Google Maps Street View