Pulaski station (CTA Blue Line)

Pulaski
 
4000W
530S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location530 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, Illinois 60624
Coordinates41°52′26″N 87°43′32″W / 41.873797°N 87.725663°W / 41.873797; -87.725663
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Forest Park Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
History
OpenedJune 22, 1958; 66 years ago (1958-06-22)
Passengers
2022306,653[1]Decrease 1.9%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Cicero Blue Line
Kedzie–Homan
toward O'Hare
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Kostner
Closed 1973
Congress branch Kedzie
as an elevated station (pre-1958)
Tripp Garfield Park branch Garfield Park
toward Marshfield
Location
Map

Pulaski is a station on the Chicago 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. The station is located in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway and serves the West Garfield Park neighborhood. A long ramp connects the platform to the station house on the Pulaski Road overpass. There was originally a similar entrance from the Keeler Avenue overpass; the entrance from Keeler was closed to cut costs on January 15, 1973,[2] but retained as an exit, and the exit was fully closed on December 28, 1978. The structure for this exit still stands but it is closed to the public.

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "CTA Gives Riders Taste of Cutback". Chicago Tribune. January 14, 1973. p. 42.