Ashland station (CTA Green and Pink Lines)

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Ashland
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
File:Ashland Station 2015.jpg
Location 1601 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s) Lake Branch
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened November 6, 1893
Closed April 4, 1948 – February 25, 1951
Rebuilt 1996
Traffic
Passengers (2020) 300,664[1] Decrease 59.6%
Rank 80 out of 143
Services
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Route map
Legend
west to Harlem/Lake
south to 54th/Cermak
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Paulina St.
Ashland Ave.
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Justine St.
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Ashland (also Ashland/Lake) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Green and Pink Lines. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood at 1601 West Lake Street. Just to the west of the station the Pink Line branches off from the Lake Street branch to follow the Paulina Connector to the Douglas branch. The adjacent stations are California (), which is located about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). to the west, Polk (), which is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south, and Morgan station, approximately Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). to the east.

History

Ashland station opened on November 6, 1893, as part of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad's initial route,[2] and it is one of the oldest standing stations on the 'L'. The station closed on April 4, 1948, along with nine other stations on the Lake Street branch,[3] but later reopened on February 25, 1951, the same day the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway opened for service.[4] During the two-year closure of the Green Line from 1994 to 1996, the station was restored and elevators were added to make the station ADA compliant.

Structure and location

Ashland is the closest 'L' station to the United Center home of the Chicago Bulls NBA team and the Chicago Blackhawks NHL team. It is also directly adjacent to Union Park, venue for the Intonation Music Festival and the Pitchfork Music Festival.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 9 Ashland (Owl Service)
  • X9 Ashland Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)

See also

Notes and references

Notes

References

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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

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