Monroe station (CTA Blue Line)

Monroe (also Monroe/Dearborn) is a subway station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. It is located in the Chicago Loop, Chicago's downtown district.

Monroe
 
100S
36W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location114 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Coordinates41.880703°N 87.629378°W / 41.880703; -87.629378
Owned byCity of Chicago
Line(s)Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Depth47 ft
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
OpenedFebruary 25, 1951
Passengers
20192,268,194[1]  2.6% (CTA)
Rank18 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Washington
toward O'Hare
Blue Line Jackson
toward Forest Park
Track layout
 Dearborn St.
Blue Line
north to O'Hare
Madison St.
Monroe St.
 Marble Pl.
 Adams St.
Blue Line
south to Forest Park

History

Although the work on the station under Dearborn Street began in March 1939, the construction of the Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway and the station was suspended in 1941 because of wartime material shortages. Therefore, commuters had to wait ten years for the station to open. Monroe opened on February 25, 1951, fourteen years after being ordered by the Chicago Rapid Transit Company in 1937.

In 1969, the stairs to the northwest corner of Dearborn Street and Monroe Street were closed to allow the construction of the First National Bank Building and Plaza (renamed the Chase Tower) after the completion of a new entry was added in the lower level of the tower to the station. Monroe station was completely refurbished in 1982, but was not designed to be accessible to the handicapped.

This is the central of the three stations on one long continuous platform underneath Dearborn Street, with the stops at Washington and Jackson being the other two.


Bus connections

CTA

  • 22 Clark (Owl Service)
  • 24 Wentworth (Weekdays only)
  • 36 Broadway
  • 62 Archer (Owl Service)
  • 126 Jackson
  • 151 Sheridan

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.


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