Harlem station (CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch)

Harlem, also known as Harlem/Higgins, is a Chicago "L" station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line. It is not to be confused with the other Harlem Blue Line station. Trains run from Harlem every 2–7 minutes during rush hour, and take 30–45 minutes to travel to the Loop.[2] O'Hare-bound trains take 10 minutes to reach the airport from Harlem. The station is located in the northwest side neighborhood of Norwood Park.

For other uses, see Harlem station (disambiguation).
Harlem
 
7200W
5600N
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location5550 North Harlem Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60656
Coordinates41.982456°N 87.80705°W / 41.982456; -87.80705
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)O'Hare Branch
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsCTA and Pace Buses
Construction
Structure typeExpressway median
Parking 53 Spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedFebruary 27, 1983
Rebuilt2016
Passengers
2019844,876[1]  4.9% (CTA)
Rank82 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Cumberland
toward O'Hare
Blue Line Jefferson Park
toward Forest Park
Track layout
Blue Line
west to O'Hare
Harlem Ave.
Blue Line
east to Forest Park

History

Harlem station opened on February 27, 1983 as part of the 7.9-mile extension of the West-Northwest Route from Jefferson Park to O'Hare .[3] Similar to the 1970-built stations on the previous Kennedy Extension (Addison to Jefferson Park), Harlem station sits in the median of the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90). Where the previous Kennedy stations were all designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) to be aesthetically similar in appearance, stations on the O'Hare Extension beyond Jefferson Park were designed by four different firms in a variety of architectural styles. The Harlem station, the only one designed by SOM, shares a similar boxy, open design of the previous 1970 Kennedy Extension (and the 1969-built Dan Ryan stations), except the newer Harlem station has an enclosed platform canopy where the support frame was designed on the highway median walls, thus providing an unobstructed platform, free of column supports. An almost identical canopy frame was also employed at the Cumberland station, however, it was designed another architectural super-giant, Perkins + Will.

Bus connections

CTA

  • 88 Higgins
  • 90 Harlem

Pace

  • 209 Busse Highway (Weekdays only)
  • 423 Linden CTA/The Glen/Harlem CTA (Weekdays only)
  • Harlem Transit Center Sign, November 2007
  • Harlem Station Mural, February 2008
  • View of the Kennedy Expressway from the platform, November 2007

See also

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. "Blue Line Route-wide Timetable" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. February 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
    3. Young, David; John C White (February 27, 1983). "First Link of O'Hare Line Opens". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
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