47th station (CTA Red Line)

47th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway in the Fuller Park neighborhood. Access to the station is available from a staircase at the middle of the north side of the 47th Street overpass, where an open canopy crosswalk with traffic signals leads to a bus stop on the south side of the overpass.

47th
 
4700S
200W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location220 West 47th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60609
Coordinates41.810318°N 87.63094°W / 41.810318; -87.63094
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Dan Ryan Branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA bus
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 1969
Rebuilt2005–06 (renovation), 2013 (refurbished)
Previous names47th/Wentworth (Station Sign)
Passengers
2019869,861[1]  6.6%
Rank78 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Sox–35th
toward Howard
 Red Line Garfield
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Track layout
Red Line
north to Howard
47th St.
Red Line
south to 95th/Dan Ryan

47th was closed from May 19 to October 20, 2013 as part of the Red Line Reconstruction Project.[2]

History

2005-2006 renovations

On December 12, 2006, an elevator was put in service at the 47th station, making 47th ADA-compliant. Sixteen days later, on the 28th, escalators began service in the station as well. The glass canopy above the crosswalk outside of 47th station was improved to include images of the Stock Yards 'L' line that operated over a decade before the Red Line.[3]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 15 Jeffery Local
  • 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
  • 43 43rd
  • 47 47th
  • 51 51st

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
    2. https://www.transitchicago.com/redsouth/
    3. "Chicago L.org: Stations - 47th/Wentworth". www.chicago-l.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.


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