Oak Park station (CTA Blue Line)

Oak Park
 
800W
900S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location950 South Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, Illinois 60304
Coordinates41°52′20″N 87°47′30″W / 41.872108°N 87.791602°W / 41.872108; -87.791602
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Forest Park Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
History
OpenedMarch 20, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-03-20)[1][2]
Previous namesKirwin[a]
Passengers
2022164,142[5]Increase 32.7%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Harlem Blue Line
Austin
toward O'Hare
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Home Garfield Park branch Gunderson
toward Marshfield
Preceding station Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad Following station
Forest Park
toward Wheaton
Main Line Laramie Avenue
One-way operation
Preceding station Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Following station
South Oak Park Chicago & Northern Pacific – Main Line South Ridgeland
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Oak Park is a station on the Chicago 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch and Oak Park, Illinois. The station is alongside the Eisenhower Expressway between Oak Park Avenue and East Avenue, near the Oak Park Conservatory. The auxiliary entrance on East Avenue is half a block from the Oak Park Conservatory.

  1. ^ "CTA to Open New Congress Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 20, 1960. p. W3.
  2. ^ "Congress CTA on Permanent Right of Way". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 20, 1960. p. 25.
  3. ^ Allen, W.F. (January 1893). "Travelers' Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada". Google Books. The National Railway Publication Company, Publishers and Prorietors. p. 412. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Map of the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company and connections". Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center. Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company. 1898. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.


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