95th/Dan Ryan station

95th/Dan Ryan (or 95th in station announcements) is an 'L' station in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and serving Chicago's Roseland neighborhood. Currently, it serves as the southern terminus of the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, and is the southernmost CTA station. This station was the system's thirteenth busiest in 2019.[1] Trains take approximately 30 minutes to travel to the Loop, and 60 minutes to reach Howard.[2]

95th/Dan Ryan   9500S 0E/0W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location	15 West 95th Street Chicago, Illinois 60620
Coordinates	41.722596°N 87.624391°W
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Dan Ryan Branch
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CTA Buses Pace Buses Greyhound Bus
Construction
Structure type	Expressway median
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 28, 1969
Rebuilt	2000–01 (elevator added, minor renovations), 2003 (bus terminal renovations), 2014–19 (station expansion and reconstruction)
Previous names	95th, 95th/State (Station Sign)
Passengers
2019	2,818,826[1]  6.8%
Rank	13 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station 87th toward Howard Red Line Terminus
Proposed services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station 87th toward Howard Red Line 103rd toward 130th
Track layout Red north to Howard Bus lane 95th St.

It is the only CTA rail terminal located in an expressway (except for UIC–Halsted, the terminal for some Blue Line trains during weekday rush hours), and also one of the only terminals with no park-and-ride lot. Like Howard, this station has a bus terminal and connects to CTA and Pace buses, but unlike Howard, it also connects to Greyhound buses.

History

The station opened on September 28, 1969 as part of the Dan Ryan branch, in the mid-1990s, the station's name was changed from 95th to 95/Dan Ryan later 95th/Dan Ryan.

Ridership

Approximately 50,000 people go through the terminal every day. Many commuters from the far south side or south suburbs connect to 95th Street via the CTA and Pace bus systems. 95th/Dan Ryan is the southernmost stop in the CTA system.

The station also serves as the Greyhound bus "Chicago 95th & Dan Ryan, Illinois" station.[3]

95th/Dan Ryan Terminal Improvement Project

After the Red Line South Reconstruction project was completed in October 2013, The CTA did an improvement project that costed $280 million, and expanded, improved and rebuilt the entire 95th/Dan Ryan terminal; the station remained open during the project, the project began on September 22, 2014.[4] The entire project was completed on April 27, 2019, with the reopening of the Red Line train platform under the South Terminal building, which became a walkway, the new and expanded terminal has a pedestrian bridge that connects the North and South Terminal buildings, four customer assistant booths, two on the outside of the station, one in the North Terminal and one in the South Terminal, six station entrances, four at the North Terminal and two at the South Terminal, additional escalators, elevators and stairs, additional turnstiles and Ventra card machines, additional bike racks, security cameras, and more bus boarding areas than the old station.[5]

Extension

On January 26, 2018, the final alignment for the extension was announced.[6] The extension would run west of the existing Union Pacific Railroad tracks from I-57 to 108th Place, then cross over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and run east of the tracks until crossing the Metra Electric tracks near 119th Street, and continuing at-grade to 130th Street, three new stations would be built at 103rd, 111th, and Michigan, a new yard and shop would be built at 120th Street, and a new terminal station would be built at 130th. if the CTA can get the funding for the $2.3 billion extension, construction on the extension would begin in 2025 and would be completed in 2029.[7][8]

Bus connections

CTA

• N5 South Shore Night Bus (Owl Service - Overnight only)
• N9 Ashland (Owl Service - Overnight only)
• 29 State
• 34 South Michigan (Owl Service)
• 95 95th
• 100 Jeffery Manor Express (Weekday Rush Hours only)
• 103 West 103rd
• 106 East 103rd
• 108 Halsted/95th (Weekdays only)
• 111 111th/King Drive
• 112 Vincennes/111th
• 115 Pullman/115th
• 119 Michigan/119th

Pace

• 352 Halsted (24/7 Service)
• 353 95th/Dan Ryan CTA/Calumet City/Homewood
• 359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue
• 381 95th Street
• 395 95th/Dan Ryan CTA/UPS Hodgkins (Weekday UPS shifts only)
• 772 Brookfield Zoo Express/CTA Red Line (Memorial Day through Labor Day on weekends only)

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. "Red Line Trains" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority.
3. "Greyhound.com Locations: Chicago 95th & Dan Ryan, Illinois". Greyhound. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
4. http://www.transitchicago.com/mayor-emanuel-breaks-ground-on-new-95th-Street-bus-red-line-terminal/?Month=9&Year=2014
5. https://www.transitchicago.com/95thTerminal/
6. https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/1/26/16935930/cta-red-line-extension-130th-street
7. https://www.transitchicago.com/ctas-red-line-extension-project-receives-approval-to-enter-project-development-phase-from-the-federal-transit-administration/
8. https://news.wttw.com/2020/12/21/cta-wins-federal-approval-next-phase-red-line-extension

External links

• 95th/Dan Ryan Station Page at Chicago-'L'.org
• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• 95th/Dan Ryan Station Page CTA official site
• Greyhound Chicago 95th & Dan Ryan Station
• State Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Lafayette Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View