Logan Square station

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 Milwaukee Elevated until it was extended to Jefferson Park in 1970 and to O'Hare Airport in 1984 via the Kennedy Expressway. From Logan Square, trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 14 minutes to travel to the Loop. 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.

Logan Square
 
3200W
2600N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Station platform
Location2620 North Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60647
Coordinates41°55′47″N 87°42′31″W
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Kimball Subway (O'Hare Branch)
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Depth29 ft (8.8 m)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1970
Rebuilt200001 (Elevator added, minor renovations)
Traffic
Passengers (2019)2,261,714[1] 2.2% (CTA)
Rank19 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Belmont
toward O'Hare
Blue Line California
Track layout
Blue Line
north to O'Hare
Blue Line
south to Forest Park

History

Station house

The current subway station replaced an older elevated 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 the Blue Line) until 1970 when the line was extended via the Kennedy Expressway to Jefferson Park and eventually to O'Hare in September 1984.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 56 Milwaukee
  • 76 Diversey

References

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