Garfield station (CTA Green Line)

Garfield is an 'L' station on the CTA's Green Line. It is situated at 320 E. Garfield Boulevard in the Washington Park neighborhood. It opened on October 12, 1892.[2][3] This station is the southernmost Green Line station served by both of the Green Line's branches: south of Garfield, the Green Line splits into two branches, one terminating at Ashland/63rd, and one at Cottage Grove.

Garfield
 
5500S
320E
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Garfield Station in June 2013. Note this image depicts a Red Line train during the closure of the Dan Ryan Branch; the South Side Elevated is no longer served by Red Line trains.
Location320 East Garfield Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60615
Coordinates41.79454°N 87.61835°W / 41.79454; -87.61835
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)South Side Elevated
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2 tracks
ConnectionsCTA bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking 117 Spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedOctober 12, 1892
Rebuilt200001, 201819
Previous names55th Street
Passengers
2019323,197[1] 7.2%
Rank125 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
51st Green Line Cottage Grove
Terminus
King Drive
One-way operation
Green Line Halsted
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
51st Green Line
58th
Closed 1994

Another Garfield on Garfield Boulevard, in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway, serves the Red Line. During the closure of the Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line from May through October 2013, Garfield station served as the terminus of several temporary bus routes in order to mitigate the effects of the closure. Each of the bus routes transferred passengers from the sites of closed Red Line stations south of 69th street to Garfield station, where fares were waived while the Red Line remained closed.[4][5]

The station is close to the University of Chicago and is the closest 'L' station to the Museum of Science and Industry, although the museum is more than two miles away from the station. Customers looking to go to either of these destinations can take the 24/7 55 Garfield bus.

One station entrance is the oldest entrance on the CTA system. The entrance closed in 2000 and was filled in with cement in 2013. The front of the entrance remains. In June 2017, the University of Chicago announced plans to renovate the interior and reopen the former station entrance as a part of their Arts Block complex.[6]

Garfield Gateway Project

The $43 million project began on June 15, 2018 and was completed on January 10, 2019.[7][8]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 55 Garfield (Owl Service)

References

  1. "Monthly Ridership Report December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  2. "Buy Walking Shoes". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 11, 1892. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "South Side Alley Elevated Road". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 13, 1892. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Alternative Service Information". Chicago Transit Authority. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. Cox, Ted (21 February 2013). "Red Line Construction Will Mean Free Rides for Some CTA Riders". DNAinfo.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. "University of Chicago to renovate, reopen historic CTA Green Line station". UChicago News. June 14, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  7. Dudek, Mitch (January 10, 2019). "Garfield Green Line station facelift completed". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019.
  8. Koziarz, Jay (January 10, 2019). "CTA completes $43M overhaul of Garfield Green Line stop in Washington Park". Curbed Chicago.
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