Morgan station

Morgan
 
1000W
200N
Chicago "L" rapid transit station
General information
Location958 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Coordinates41°53′08″N 87°39′08″W / 41.8856°N 87.6522°W / 41.8856; -87.6522
Owned byChicago Transit Authority (1947–present)
Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1924–1947)
See text before 1924
Line(s)Lake Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 6, 1893; 131 years ago (1893-11-06)
ClosedApril 4, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-04-04)
May 18, 2012;
12 years ago
 (2012-05-18)
RebuiltAugust 26, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-08-26) – May 18, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-05-18)
ElectrifiedMay 9, 1896; 128 years ago (1896-05-09)
Passengers
2022789,585[1]Increase 57%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Ashland Green Line Clinton
Ashland Pink Line Clinton
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Racine Lake Street Elevated Halsted
Location
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Morgan is a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L"'s Green and Pink Lines in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood. The current station opened at this location in 2012, where a previous station stood from 1893 to 1949.[2]

The original station on this site opened with the Lake Street Elevated in November 1893 and closed due to low ridership in April 1948 before being demolished early the following year. For the rest of the 20th century, the nearby Halsted station served the community before it too closed in 1994, leaving a sizeable gap between Clinton and Ashland.

After years of intense lobbying by local residents and members of the Fulton Market Merchant Association,[3] the Chicago Department of Transportation rebuilt the station from 2010–2012. The new station opened on May 18, 2012.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Garfield, Graham. "Morgan". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ Butler, Patrick (November 1, 2008). "RFMA Succeeds in Getting Morgan Street Station", The Gazette. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "Customer Alert: New Morgan Station Opens". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  5. ^ Hilkevitch, Jon (May 25, 2012). "CTA Dedicates New 'L' Station at Morgan and Lake — The First New Chicago Stop to Open in 15 Years", Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2012