Austin station (CTA Blue Line)

Austin
 
1W
1000S
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location1050 South Austin Boulevard
Oak Park, Illinois 60304
Coordinates41°52′15″N 87°46′37″W / 41.870851°N 87.776812°W / 41.870851; -87.776812
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]
Passengers
2022208,113[3]Increase 20.1%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Oak Park Blue Line
Cicero
toward O'Hare
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Oak Park Congress branch Central
Closed 1973
Location
Map

Austin is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It is located at Austin Boulevard alongside the Eisenhower Expressway in Oak Park, Illinois. The station has an auxiliary entrance/exit at Lombard Avenue. After CTA Blue Line trains pass the station, the CTA line splits away from the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad lines letting the CTA Blue Line continue into Chicago afterwards.

  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. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.