Monroe (CTA Blue Line station)

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Monroe
Monroe station.jpg
Location 114 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by City of Chicago
Line(s) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Subway
Depth 47 ft
Bicycle facilities Yes
History
Opened February 25, 1951
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 2,114,139[1] Increase 0.7% (CTA)
Rank 25 out of 143[lower-alpha 1]
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
toward O'Hare
 Blue Line
toward Forest Park
Route map
Dearborn St.
Blue Line
north to O'Hare
Madison St.
Monroe St.
Marble Pl.
Adams St.
Blue Line
south to Forest Park

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.

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 permit 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.


Bus connections

CTA

  • #J14 Jeffery Jump
  • #20 Madison (Owl Service)
  • #22 Clark
  • #24 Wentworth
  • #28 Stony Island (during weekday rush hours)
  • #36 Broadway
  • #60 Blue Island-26th (Owl Service)
  • #62 Archer (Owl Service)
  • #124 Navy Pier
  • #126 Jackson
  • #130 Museum Campus (Summer Service Only)
  • #151 Sheridan
  • #157 Streeterville/Taylor

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to possible double-counting of physically-connected stations, the CTA's official 2014 tally of stations was 145, but for ridership purposes reported having only 143 stations.

References

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