Irving Park station (CTA Blue Line)

Irving Park
 
4000N
4100W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location4131 West Irving Park Road
Chicago, Illinois 60641
Coordinates41°57′11″N 87°43′45″W / 41.952964°N 87.729263°W / 41.952964; -87.729263
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)O'Hare Branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetra Metra: Irving Park
CTA Buses
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-02-01)
Rebuilt2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Passengers
2022566,895[1]Increase 12.5%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Montrose
toward O'Hare
Blue Line Addison
Location
Map

Irving Park is an 'L' station on the CTA's Blue Line. The station is located in the median of the Kennedy Expressway in the Irving Park neighborhood, though it draws its name from its cross street. Irving Park is one of two stations on the Blue Line that stops in an expressway median where the entrance is below the platform; Rosemont is the other, specifically beneath the westbound lane of the Kennedy Expressway.[2] The station opened in 1970 as a part of the Kennedy extension of the Milwaukee Elevated from Logan Square to Jefferson Park.

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