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LaSalle station (CTA)

Not to be confused with LaSalle/Van Buren or the adjacent LaSalle Street Metra Station.
LaSalle
 
140W
500S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location150 West Ida B. Wells Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Coordinates41°52′32″N 87°37′54″W / 41.875568°N 87.631722°W / 41.875568; -87.631722
Owned byCity of Chicago
Line(s)Milwaukee–Dearborn subway
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetra RI at LaSalle Street
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Depth49 ft
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
OpenedFebruary 25, 1951; 73 years ago (1951-02-25)
Previous namesCongress Terminal
Passengers
2022463,028[1] Increase 47.3%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Clinton
toward Forest Park
 Blue Line
 Jackson
toward O'Hare
Location
Map

LaSalle is an 'L' station on the CTA's Blue Line. It is a subway station with a single island platform located at 150 West Ida B. Wells Drive in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois.

History

LaSalle station opened on February 25, 1951, as the southern terminal of the Milwaukee-Dearborn subway on the CTA's Milwaukee Avenue route.[2] It remained a terminal station until it was connected to the new Congress Expressway route in June 1958.

Location

The station is located at 150 West Ida B. Wells Drive in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois. It is the closest station to LaSalle Street Station,[3] terminal for Rock Island District Metra trains.

Bus and rail connections

CTA

  • 24 Wentworth
  • 36 Broadway

Metra

References

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Borzo, Greg (2007). "Chapter Nine: Finally a Subway". The Chicago "L". Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 91–102. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.
  3. ^ Garfield, Graham. "LaSalle". Chicago "L".org. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

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